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assiduous (adj) hard working brusque (adi) brief and to the point, in speech or manner, almost to the point of rudeness craven (adj) characterized by object fear, cowardly draconian (adj) extremely harsh exacerbate (v) to make worse flivver (n) an inexpensive (often old) car galvanize (v) to spur on or to inspire to take action to h harden hirsute (adj) hairy; covered with coarse, stiff hair inculcate (v) to teach or ingrain through repetition or repeat warnings inculpate (v) to incriminate, to blame exculpate (v) to exonerate or free from blame jejune (adj) dull, lacking substance; juvenile lambaste (v) to chastise or censure, to criticize harshly; to beat or whop mellifluous (adj) sweetly flowing, pretty or melodious in sound neologism (n) a new word omnibus (n) an anthology or reprinted collection of several related texts. a large, often public, vehicle that can carry numerous passengers. (adj) comprehensive or broad ranging palliate (v) to ease or soothe; to smooth over with apologies or excuses palliative (adj) describes something having a soothing affect quotidian (adj) ordinary, everyday, pedestrian ruse (n) a facade, a clever trick used to decieve sartorial (adj) of or related to clothing or tailoring truculent (adj) fierce, harsh, belligerent ubiquitous (adj) present everywhere vituperative (adj) of, characterized by, or delivering verbal abuse or criticism wizened (adj) wrinkled, aged or sunken in appearance yurt (n) a tent, usually shaped in a round fashion avuncular (adj) uncle-like (nice, generous, protective) bellicose (adj) warlike, having the tendency to fight belligerent (adj) argumentative cabal (n) a conspiratorial group, a secret meeting or collection of agitators interested in over throwing a leader kakistocracy (n) government by the least qualified dilettante (n) a dabbler, a person of superficial commitment/experience in an area of interest equivocate (v) to waffle, to give an ambiguous answer, to fail to adopt a clear position; to decieve or mislead with circuitous language flout (v) to scorn; to treat with disregard callipygian (adj) to have a shapely buttock http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2202/2134617109_962350ac2d.jpg goldbrick (n) a thing of apparent -but false- value; a swindle; a person (an employee) who avoids work (v) to swindle; to avoid work of effort halcyon (adj) peaceful, calm; golden ideal (as an age or past time might be) intrepid (adj) bold, persevering, unafraid jingoism (n) chauvinistic or belligerent patriotism kibosh (n) an end or stop- to pit the kibosh on "something means to stop or end it" litigious (adj) having the tendency to sue misanthropic (adj) someone who hates everyone nascent (adj) new, newly emerging, recently born or begun obsequious (adj) using insincere flattering to win favor pedantic (adj) obsessed with/fixated on book learning or academic rules quixotic (adj) hopelessly or eccentrically idealistic ribald (adj) racy, suggestive, crass syllogism (n) deducted reasoning; crafty or specious reasoning (has a negative connotation) tautology (n) a repetitive or needlessly redundant statement laudable praise worthy unilateral (adj) one-sided; done, made, or controlled by just one side or party in a relationship verisimilitude (n) closeness or nearness to reality; realism williwaw (n) a sudden, violent gust of wind; a violent commotion zenith (n) the summit, pinnacle, or highest point antediluvian (adj) before the flood; from the distant past, outdated bellwether (n) a leader; an indicator of future trends diaphanous fine in texture. "see-through" esoteric (adj) known to a select few epistemology (n) the study or science of the source and nature of human knowledge filial (adj) of or characterizing a son or daughter gregarious (adj) outgoing, friendly, welcoming histrionic (adj) melodramatic; characterized by exaggerated or false emotion insouciant (adj) nonchalant jetsam (n) material thrown overboard from a ship in distress flotsam (n) floating debris or wreckage kerfuffle (n) a disturbance or disagreement lugubrious (adj) extremely mournful or tearful malevolent (adj) full of ill will; evil in intent mau-mau (v) to intimidate or threaten nepotism (n) favoritism in hiring practices: hiring family members oligarchy (n) government by a select few peripatetic (adj) characterized by walking or wondering around/everywhere quisling (n) a traitor, a person who betrays his/her country reify (v) to regard (something abstract) as a material or concrete thing sinecure (n) a job that requires little or no work but pays (often well) tintinnabulation (n) the ringing or jingling of bells or a sound like it ululate (v) to howl vilify (v) to portray or characterize as evil or villainous