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Fractiousness: irritability

Conscientious: meticulous; careful;

Incredulous: showing unbelief.

Reciprocal: mutual; corresponding; matching;

complementary;

Wan: of an unnatural or sickly pallor; lacking color.

Complacent: without awareness of some

potential danger or defect; self-satisfied.

Intimation: make known subtly and indirectly;

hint.

Anon: in a short time; soon.

Supercilious: arrogant

Contiguous: connecting without a break; uninterrupted.

Facet: aspect; phase; side.

Cower: to crouch (in fear / shame)

Interpose: to step in between parties at variance;

mediate.

Apathetic: not interested;

indifferent or unresponsive.

Languid: lacking in spirit or interest; listless;

indifferent.

Strident: having a shrill, irritating quality or

character.

Deft: nimble; skillful; clever.

Hauteur: disdainful pride

Clad: dressed; covered.

Permeate: to pass into or through every part of;

to penetrate through the pores; to be diffused

through; pervade; saturate.

Erroneous: containing error - wrong

Prodigality: extravagance

Vehement: strongly emotional; intense or

passionate.

Cordial: courteous; friendly.

Impetuous: characterized by sudden or rash

action, emotion, etc.; impulsive.

Vacuous: lacking in ideas or intelligence.

Corpulent: large or bulky of body; portly; stout;

fat.

Provincial: having the manners, and viewpoints

considered characteristic of unsophisticated

inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or

illiberal.

Din: a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or

tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.

Credulity: willingness to believe

Ascertain: to make sure

Convivial: sociable

Affectation: artificial behavior

Knickerbocker: a New Yorker.

Sporadic: happening at irregular

intervals in time; occasional.

Divine retribution: punishment from a higher

being for bad deeds or transgressions.

Rajah: Indian king; a minor chief or

dignitary.

Elicit: to bring out or forth; educe; evoke.

Valor: heroic courage; bravery.

Somnambulatory: related to sleep walking.

Denizen: an inhabitant; a resident; one that

frequents a particular place.

Jaunty: easy and sprightly in manner or bearing.

Punctilious: precise, formal

Juxtaposition: side-by-side placement

Abortive: unsuccessful

Rout: an overwhelming defeat.

Suppress: to do away with; abolish; stop.

Innumerable: very numerous; incapable of being

counted; countless.

Ecstatic: subject to or in a state of ecstasy;

rapturous.

Reproach: to find fault with (a person, group,

etc.); blame.

Serf: a slave.

Obstinate: inflexible; stubborn; not yielding.

Exult: to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy;

rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant.

Hulking: heavy and clumsy; bulky.

Nebulous: hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused.

Vestige: a trace of something no longer existing

Fluctuate: to vary

Laudable: deserving praise; praiseworthy;

commendable.

Insidious: intended to entrap or trick.

Repose: peace; tranquility; calm.

Debauch: an uninhibited spree or party.

Antecedent: a preceding circumstance, event,

object, style, phenomenon.

Ingratiate: to establish (oneself) in the favor or good

graces of others by deliberate effort.

Perturb: to throw into great disorder; derange;

bother; annoy.

Dilatory: tending to delay or procrastinate; slow;

tardy.

Desolate: barren or laid waste; devastated; deserted; uninhabited; lonely.

Elusive: hard to express or define; cleverly or skillfully

evasive.

Turgid: pompous, swollen

Contingency: a possible event

Profusion: abundance

Oblivion: nothingness

Saunter: leisurely stroll

Lapse: a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure.

Insistent: earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon,

maintaining, or demanding something; persistent.

Tentative: unsure; uncertain; not definite or

positive; hesitant.

Abrupt: sudden or unexpected.

Tumult: uproar; disorder; highly distressing

agitation of mind or feeling.

Portentous: ominous, predictive of future bad

events.

Irreverent: not respectful; critical of what is

generally accepted or respected.

Vicarious: taking the place of another person or

thing; acting or serving as a substitute.

Rancor: resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.

Formidable: of great strength; forceful; powerful.

Affront: offense

Abyss: bottomless pit

Inviolate: sacred, intact

Intermittent: periodic

Presumptuous: overly bold

Humidor: a container or storage room for cigars

or other preparations of tobacco, fitted with

means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist.

Indiscernible: cannot be seen or perceived

clearly; imperceptible.

Settee: a seat for two or more persons, having a

back and usually arms, and often upholstered.

In cahoots: in partnership; in league with; in

conspiracy.

Divot: a piece of turf gouged out with a club in

making a stroke.

Garrulous: excessively talkative in a rambling,

roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.

Incoherent: without logical or meaningful

connection; disjointed; rambling.

Conceivable: imaginable; believable.

Forlorn: unhappy or miserable (feeling, condition, or

appearance.)

Laden: burdened; loaded down.

Incessant: without stopping

Ravenously: hungrily

Pervaded: spread throughout

Garrulous: overly talkative

Amorphous: formless

Holocaust: complete destruction

Pasquinade: a satire or lampoon, esp. one

posted in a public place.

Derange: to disturb the condition of; to make insane.

Surmise: to think or infer without certain or strong

evidence; conjecture; guess.

Superfluous: being more than is sufficient or

required; excessive; unnecessary or needless.

Elocution: a person's manner of speaking or

reading aloud in public.

Unutterable: unspeakable

Orgastic: at the height of emotional excitement.

Borne: carried.

Ceaselessly: without stopping or pausing;

unendingly; incessantly.

Adventitious: accidental

Deferred: yielded

Jaunty: stylish

Transitory: temporary