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Ambivalent mixed feelingsAnomaly/Atypical a deviation from the normSarcastic/Sardonic derisive mocking commentsDearth/Paucity scarcity or shortagePrattle to babble incessantlyUnconventional/Unorthodox not ordinary or typicalPainstaking/Meticulous/Exacting highly detailedAudacious very bold; daringIndifferent/Apathetic lack of interest or concernDiffident lacking self-confidencePragmatic practical, sensibleEvocation an imaginative recreationPresumptuous overbearing; impertinently boldRecalcitrant/Obdurate very stubborn, defiantBoon a timely benefitBane a source of harmClandestine/Surreptitious secretive, not aboveboard, covertAffable/Amiable/Genial/Gregarious agreeable, friendlyConfounded/Perplexed/Mystified puzzled, confusedProdigious enormous, massiveAmbiguous unclear, not definitiveReproach/Censure to scold, rebukeNostalgia a sentimental longing for the pastConjecture/Supposition an inferenceObsolete no longer in useAuspicious very favorableMorose/Despondent very depressedImpasse failure to reach an agreementAnachronism not in the proper time periodBelie to give a false impressionMitigate/Mollify/Assuage/Alleviate to ease, relieve, lessenCovet to strongly desire; to craveAntithesis/antipodal direct oppositePrototype an original modelAloof detached, reservedTrite/Hackneyed/Pedestrian/Platitudinous/Banal commonplaceAntecedent/Forerunner a preceding eventPlausible believablePrudent careful, cautiousAesthetic an appreciation of what is beautiful or attractiveParadox a seeming contraction that expresses a truthEnigmatic/Inscrutable mysterious; bafflingAcquiesce to complyNave/Credulous unsophisticatedAutonomous independentFutile doomed to failureIndigenous/Endemic native to an areaUbiquitous/Prevalent everywhere, widespread, prevalentPandemic widespread epidemicFortitude strength of mindDiminutive very smallArchaic out of dateExhort to strongly encourageAntipathy/Animosity strong dislikeDigress to depart from a subjectTenacious showing great determinationIndulgent overly tolerantPolarize/divisive to break into opposing factionsNebulous vague, lacking a fully developed formAnalogy a similarity or likenessFleeting/Ephemeral very brief, short livedPenchant/Predilection a preference for something; inclinationCapricious/Mercurial fickle, constant shifting moodsBoorish/Uncouth vulgar, crudeIndignant outrage at something that is unjustInnuendo a veiled referenceThwart/stymie to stop; frustrateAdroit, deft, dexterous skillfulAdmonish to earnestly cautionIncontrovertible indisputable, beyond doubtVoracious/Ravenous huge appetite, cannot be satisfied, insatiableCallous insensitiveIntrepid/Undaunted fearless, courageousNonchalant casual indifferenceConvoluted twisted, intricateItinerant mobile, not sedentaryPoignant touching, heartrendingImpetus a stimulus or encouragementBucolic, rustic, pastoral charmingly ruralEquanimity calmness, composurePanache/Verve dash and flamboyantProvocative provokes controversyPlacid/serene very clam, quietFortuitous an accidental but fortunate occurrenceDispel to drive away, scatterAmalgam a mixture, combination of different elementsViable/feasible possibleAnguish agonizing physical or mental painIntemperate lacking restraint, excessiveSuperficial shallow, lacking depthLaud, extol, tout, acclaim praise, applaudDismissive to reject, disregardDisparage belittle, slightPompous pretentious, filled with excessive self-importanceCryptic mysterious, having a hidden meaningSubtle a gradual, almost imperceptible changeDisparity an inequality, an imbalanceCurtail to cut short or reduceInnocuous harmlessDiatribe, tirade a bitter denunciationCharlatan a fake, a fraud, a cheatSkeptic a doubterRhetorician an eloquent writer or speakerHedonist seeker of pleasureAscetic a person who leads a life of self-denialRaconteur a person who excels in telling anecdotesIconoclast someone who attacks cherished ideas and institutionsDilettante an amateur or dabblerPartisan a person with biased beliefsMentor a teacher, a guideDemagogue a speaker who appeals to emotions, fear or prejudicesAutomation a person who acts in a mechanical fashion, a mindless followerRecluse a person who leads a secluded solitary lifeBungler a clumsy or inept personClairvoyant a person who uses intuition to see into the futurePrognosticator a person who makes predictions based upon dataPundit a professional commentatorZealot a very enthusiastic personNeophyte, novice, greenhorn a beginnerBenefactor a person who gives giftsBenefi9ciary a person who receives benefitsDissembler/Prevaricator a liar, deceiverProponent/advocate a champion of a causeProdigy a young geniusOracle a person who is a source of wise counsel and prophetic adviceMisanthrope a person who hates humankindInnovator a person who introduces something newSycophant/Obsequious a person who behaves in a servile manner, a toadyStoic a person who is impassive and emotionlessReprobate a morally unprincipled personRenegade a disloyal personDraconian very strict laws and rulesLaconic, succinct, terse very concise, briefSpartan, austere plain,simpleHalcyon idyllically calm and tranquilSophistry a deliberately misleading argumentChimerical a fantastic scheme, unchecked imaginationOstracize to deliberately exclude from a groupImpecunious poor, penniless, not affluentNefarious extremely wicked, vileJovial/jocular good-humored, cheerfulDirge a funeral hymn, mournful musicMaudlin excessively sentimentalQuixotic foolishly impracticalPandemonium a wild uproar, tumultMartinet a strict disciplinarianFiasco/Debacle a complete failureBowdlerize to remove or delete objectionable parts of a bookGalvanize to electrify, stire into actionPicayune something of small value, petty, triflingGerrymander to divide a district so as to give one side an advantageMaverick an independent personJuggernaut an irresistible forceSerendipity an accidental but fortunate discoveryZenith and apex the highest pointNadir the lowest pointExpunge, excise, expurgate delete, removeEccentric An odd, unconventional personExtricate to get out of a difficult situationExemplary outstandingEnumerate to list, to tick offElusive out of reach, difficult to catchExorbitant unreasonably expensiveRepudiate, recant, renounce to take back, disavowRedundant doing or saying something again and againRelinquish to give something backResilient to bounce backReaffirm to assert againReticent to hold back ones thoughts and feelingsRebuff to repel or drive back, to rejectRenovate to make new againRejuvenate to make young againResurgent to rise again, surge backDeleterious harmful, injuriousDecry to express strong disapprovalDespondent, forlorn feeling downcast, dejectedDenounce to speak againstDemise the final ending of something, the downfallDebunk to put down by exposing false claimsDeride to put down with contemptuous jeeringDevoid completely lacking in somethingImpeccable faultless, perfectImplacable not capable of being appeasedInexorable relentless, unstoppableIncoherent lacking organization or lockInsurmountable not being capable of overcomeIrreverent lacking proper respect, disrespectfulCircumspect, prudent cautious, carefulCircuitous circular and therefore indirectCircumvent to avoid by artful maneuveringCircumscribe to narrowly restrict, to limit action, to draw a line aroundMagnanimous generous and forgivingErroneous filled with errors, wrongsMomentous of great importanceMellifluous smooth and sweet flowingOminous threatening and menacingAcrimonious great bitternessCopious abundant, a great amountAbstemious moderate in eating and drinkingMalodorous foul smellingTedious boring and tiresomeSynopsis a brief summarySimile a figure of speech using like or as to compare two unlike thingsMetaphor a figure of speech comparing two unlike thingsIrony things are not what they are said to be or what they seemSatire a work that ridicules human vices and foiblesHyperbole an exaggeration is used for emphasis or effectCaricature a deliberately exaggerated portraitEpic a long narrative poemSaga a long narrative storyEuphony soothing, pleasant soundCacophony jarring, grating soundForeshadow suggest or indicate a future action, presageSubplot a secondary plot in fiction or dramaMemoir a personal journalAnecdote a short account of an interesting incidentEulogy a laudatory speech or written tributeAllusion an indirect or brief reference ot a person, place or eventCatalyst an agent that provokes or triggers a changeCaustic a stinging or bitter remarkSynthetic produced artificiallyOsmosis a gradual often unconscious process of assimilationSedentary settled, not mobileVirulent very toxic or poisonousEmpirical guided by practical experience and not theoryEntomology the scientific study of insectsGestate to conceive and develop in the mindParadigm a framework or model of thoughtEntrepreneur a person who organizes and runes a businessLucrative very profitableExtravagant excessiveAvarice excessive greedGlut, plethora, surfeit a surplusPaucity a shortageDestitute, impoverished, indigent very poorAffluent, opulent very wealthyMunificent very generousParsimonious excessively cheap, stingyDepreciation a decrease in valueRemunerate to compensate, a salaryAccord a formal agreementEnlighten to illuminateAppeasement to grant concessions to maintain peaceNullify to make null, declare invalidTriumvirate a group of three leadersPretext an excuse, an alleged causeWatershed a critical turning pointConsensus a general agreementAutocrat, despot a ruler with unlimited powerManifesto a public declaration of beliefsEnfranchise to receive the right to voteDisenfranchise to lose the right to voteCoerce to compel someone to do somethingEgalitarian belief in a society based upon equalityBelligerent hostile and aggressive, warlikeInquisition a severe interrogation, a systematic questioningAmeliorate to make betterExacerbate to make worseContiguous sharing an edge or boundary, touchingDesiccate to thoroughly dry out, totally aridPertinent relevant and to the pointComplicity association or participation in a wrongful actExonerate, exculpate to free from blame or guiltIndisputable not open to question; irrefutablePrecedent an action or decision that serves as an exampleUnprecedented without a previous exampleMalfeasance misconduct or wrongdoing by a public officialArrest to bring to a stop, haltGravity a serious situation or problemPrecipitate result or outcome of an actionRelief elevation of a land surfaceCheck to restrain, halt, contain