Set 7

appease

1. pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.

2. assuage or satisfy (a demand or a feeling).

• placate; satisfy (a demand or a feeling)

arbitrary

1. based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

2. (of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.

• random choice over reason; unrestrained authority

archaic

very old or old-fashioned.

clamorous

1. making a loud and confused noise.

2. expressing or characterized by vehement protests or demands.

dearth

a scarcity or lack of something.

explicable

able to be accounted for or understood

• understood; accounted for

hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

immutable

unchanging over time or unable to be changed.

indefatigable

(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly

• persistent; dogged

indolent

1. wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

2. (of a disease or condition) causing little or no pain.

insular

ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience

• narrow-minded; detached

intransigent

unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something

• unyielding, stubborn

intrepid

fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).

irreverent

showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.

• disrespectful; profane

loathe

feel intense dislike or disgust for.

• despise

malign

1. evil in nature or effect.

2. speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner.

• evil; speak about someone in critical manner

malleable

easily influenced; pliable.

neophyte

1. a person who is new to a subject or activity.

2. a new convert to a religion.

• novice, newcomer

plastic

1. not genuine; artificial or unnatural.

2. (of a substance or material) easily shaped or moulded.

platitude

a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

• overused statement

prescient

having or showing knowledge of events before they take place

• prophetic

pristine

in its original condition

• original, unspoiled

reproach

express to (someone) one's disapproval of or disappointment in their actions

• express disapproval of or disappointment in ones action

• reprimand, disapproval

robust

1. strong and healthy; vigorous.

2. (of wine or food) strong and rich in flavour or smell.

• capable of surviving despite adverse conditions; strong and powerful

salubrious

1. health-giving; healthy.

2. (of a place) pleasant; not run-down.

• healthy; pleasant

sanction

1. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.

2. official permission or approval for an action.

• permit; punish

sedulous

(of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

• dedication, diligence

soporific

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.

• induced drowsiness or sleep

stern

(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

tendentious

expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one

• promote/express controversial cause or point of view