not straightforward or candid; crafty; insincere or calculating
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cadaver
a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected
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acute
sharp; clever; severe
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evanescent
fading from sight; transient
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clemency
mercy, or leniency towards an offender
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facet
any number of sides or aspects
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dialect
a variety of language; esp. regional
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contrite
feeling sorry for what one has done
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municipal
relating to a city, town, village, or the like with local self-government
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dispel
to rid one’s mind of; to drive away by scattering
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assuage
to lessen pain or distress
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superficial
on the surface only; shallow; not thorough
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assiduous
diligent; hard-working; constant
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extemporaneous
done with little or no preparation
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impute
to assign credit, often of guilt or blame
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benign
kindly; creating a favorable influence; (in medicine) not dangerous to one’s health
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blasé
indifferent or bored with life; unimpressed as if because of too much worldly experience
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testy
irritable; touchy
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senile
showing the marked deterioration of old age
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currency
general acceptance or use; the state of being up to date
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verisimilitude
resemblance to the truth
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pernicious
very harmful or destructive
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induct
to place formally in office; to admit as a memeber
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appreciate
grow in value
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ponder
to think over with great care
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bleak
gloomy and somber; dreary
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comprise
to include; to contain; to be composed of
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denounce
to speak out against; to accuse publicly
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recrimination
a reply to one charge with a countercharge
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meticulous
extremely or excessively careful about details; finicky
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coalition
an alliance, esp. a temporary one
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succulent
full of juice; highly enjoyable
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transcend
to exceed; to go beyond or above the limits
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fervid
extremely emotional; passionate
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veer
to change direction
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repress
to hold back; to put down by force
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charge
a responsibility; someone or something entrusted to the care of another
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confiscate
to seize (private property) by or as if by someone with authority
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stamina
resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance
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virtuoso
one with great skill, esp. in music or the arts
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ostentatious
showy; pretentious
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wan
sickly pale; colorless
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amorphous
without definite shape; shapeless
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sordid
extremely dirty; morally corrupt
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protract
to extend the duration of; to prolong
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incessant
never pausing; continuous; without a stop
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indigenous
native, occurring naturally
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idiom
style or manner of expression peculiar to an individual or group; an expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its words (e.g. “keep tabs on”)
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ersatz
artificial; not genuine; fake
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woe
deep distress or misery; misfortune
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mentor
a counselor or teacher
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stygian
gloomy and dark; infernal or hellish
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chasten
to correct by punishment or criticism; to restrain
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lacerate
to rip, cut, or tear; to cause deep emotional pain
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domestic
relating to the home or family; relating to one’s own country
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stealthy
moving with quiet caution; intending to avoid notice
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prolific
producing a lot
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rudder
the hinged plate at the back and bottom of a boat, used for steering
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venerable
worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.
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circumvent
to go around, bypass; to surround
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symbiotic
involving a close relationship of mutual dependence
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muse
to meditate; to consider thoughtfully
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covenant
a binding agreement
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farce
a comedy based on crudely humorous, unlikely situations; something absurd or ridiculous, as an obvious pretense
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impetuous
characterized by sudden emotion, energy, etc.; impulsive and passionate
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revel
to delight, to enjoy (used with “in”)
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innocuous
harmless
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illegible
unable to be read
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legacy
something passed down to a descendant
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cascade
a waterfall or series of small waterfalls; a succession of stages, processes, or units
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impinge
to have an effect on something, esp. a negative one; to encroach
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decipher
to read or interpret something confusing or illegible; to convert from a code
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pugilist
a boxser
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inalienable
not able to be taken away or transferred to others
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premeditate
to think out, plan, or scheme beforehand
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bestow
to present or give (used with “on”)
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supercilious
feeling or showing proud contempt; smug; arrogant
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conflate
to bring together; to merge into a composite whole
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belittle
to put down; to speak of contemptuously
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avid
having a passionate desire
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sloth
laziness
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temperate
consistent; moderate; without extremes
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succumb
to give in or yield
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incognito
in disguise
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synthesis
the combination of separate parts into a unified whole
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ulterior
lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or claimed
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infuriate
to cause to become very angry; to enrage
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chasm
a large gap
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entity
something that exists and can be recognized as a distinct unit