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- adumbrate
- To give a sketchy outline of.
- anodyne
- Capable of soothing or eliminating pain.
- antipodal
- Diametrically opposed; exactly opposite.
- arriviste
- A person who has recently attained high position or great power but not general acceptance or respect; an upstart.
- asseverate
- To declare seriously or positively; affirm.
- atelier
- A workshop or studio, especially for an artist or designer.
- badinage
- Light, playful banter.
- bellwether
- One that serves as a leader or as a leading indicator of future trends
- bombastic
- Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing.
- brackish
- Having a somewhat salty taste, especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water
- callow
- Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature: a callow young man.
- chortle
- A snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle.
- clerisy
- Educated people considered as a group; the literati.
- connubial
- Relating to marriage or the married state; conjugal.
- contretemps
- An unforeseen event that disrupts the normal course of things; an inopportune occurrence.
- conurbation
- A predominantly urban region including adjacent towns and suburbs; a metropolitan area.
- cosset
- To Pamper.
- crapulous
- Sickness caused by excessive eating or drinking.
- curmudgeon
- An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions.
- debouch
- To march from a narrow or confined area into the open.
- diablerie
- Sorcery; witchcraft.
- dilatory
- Intended to delay.
- discomfit
- To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert.
- dishabille
- The state of being partially or very casually dressed.
- dissemble
- To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance. See Synonyms at disguise.
- distrait
- Inattentive or preoccupied, especially because of anxiety
- dudgeon
- A sullen, angry, or indignant humor
- effrontery
- Brazen boldness; presumptuousness.
- egregious
- Conspicuously bad or offensive. See Synonyms at flagrant.
- empyrean
- a. The highest reaches of heaven, believed by the ancients to be a realm of pure fire or light. b. The abode of God and the angels; paradise.
- epigone
- A second-rate imitator or follower, especially of an artist or a philosopher.
- eremite
- A recluse or hermit, especially a religious recluse.
- ersatz
- Being a substitute or imitation, usually an inferior one.
- extempore
- Spoken, carried out, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought.
- feckless
- Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
- fogram
- A person with old-fashioned or overly conservative attitudes.
- gadabout
- One who roams or roves about, as in search of amusement or social activity.
- glabrous
- Having no hairs, projections, or pubescence; smooth
- habitue
- One who frequents a particular place, especially a place offering a specific pleasurable activity.
- halcyon
- Calm and peaceful; tranquil.
- hebetudinous
- Dull or lethargic, especially relating to the mind.
- hortatory
- Marked by exhortation or strong urging
- imprecation
- The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
- inchoate
- In an initial or early stage; just begun.
- indurate
- Hardened; obstinate; unfeeling.
- ingenue
- A naive, innocent girl or young woman.
- insouciant
- free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
- invidious
- Tending to rouse ill will, animosity, or resentment
- irrefragable
- Impossible to refute or controvert; indisputable
- jejune
- Not interesting; dull
- louche
- Of questionable taste or morality; decadent
- mien
- Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind
- moil
- To toil; slave.
- nascent
- Coming into existence; emerging
- nescience
- Absence of knowledge or awareness; ignorance.
- noetic
- Of, relating to, originating in, or apprehended by the intellect.
- nonplussed
- Surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react.
- nugatory
- 1. Of little or no importance; trifling. 2. Having no force; invalid. See Synonyms at vain.
- obdurate
- Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent
- obsequious
- Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
- officious
- Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others.
- oneiric
- Of, relating to, or suggestive of dreams.
- paucity
- Smallness of number; fewness.
- perfervid
- Extremely or extravagantly eager; impassioned or zealous.
- postprandial
- Following a meal, especially dinner
- prink
- To dress or groom oneself with elaborate care or vanity; primp.
- probity
- Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
- punctilious
- Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct.
- pusillanimous
- Lacking courage; cowardly.
- raillery
- Good-natured teasing or ridicule; banter.
- recherche
- Uncommon; rare.
- recondite
- Not easily understood; abstruse
- redolent
- Having or emitting fragrance; aromatic.
- refulgent
- Shining radiantly; resplendent.
- regale
- To provide with great enjoyment; entertain.
- renascent
- Coming again into being; showing renewed growth or vigor.
- ribald
- Characterized by or indulging in vulgar, lewd humor.
- sagacious
- Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness.
- sobriquet
- An affectionate or humorous nickname.
- stygian
- a. Gloomy and dark. b. Infernal; hellish.
- subfusc
- Of a dark, dull, or somber color.
- supervene
- To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected.
- susurrus
- A soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
- sybarite
- A person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
- sylvan
- Relating to or characteristic of woods or forest regions.
- unctuous
- Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
- uxorious
- Excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife.
- venal
- Open to bribery; mercenary
- vicissitude
- A change or variation.
- vituperation
- The act or an instance of vituperating; abusive censure.
- voluble
- Marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent.
- vulgar
- Crudely indecent.
- wag
- A humorous or droll person; a wit.
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