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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 brevity | briefness; conciseness |
| laconic | using few words |
| pithy | brief and full of meaning; concise |
| quiescent | quiet; still; inactive |
| reticent | not talking much; reserved |
| taciturn | silent; sparing of words |
| circumlocution | round-about speech; avoiding saying something harshly |
| digress | to wander off of a subject |
| eloquence | artful ease with speaking |
| garrulous | talkative; loquacious |
| grandiloquent | using big fancy words |
| loquacious | very talkative |
| prattle | to speak on and on in a senseless manner |
| voluble | talking with ease |
| complacent | self-satisfied; smug |
| contemptuous | lacking respect; scornful |
| disdainful | full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof |
| egotistical | excessively self-absorbed |
| insolent | boldly disrespectful |
| ostentatious | having to do with showing off; pretentious |
| presumptuous | too forward or bold |
| supercilious | arrogant; looking down on others |
| indignant | filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| capricious | impulsive and unpredictable |
| disjointed | lacking order or coherence; dislocated |
| recriminations | the act of countering one accusation with another |
| allegation | an assertion made with little or no proof |
| absolute | complete; totally unlimited; certain |
| legislative | having to do with the law |
| hearsay | rumor; gossip |
| substantiation | establishing by proof or competent evidence |
| mollify | to calm or make less severe; to soften |
| filibuster | intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
| divulge | to tell, reveal; to make public |
| devoid | lacking |
| redolent | fragrant; suggestive or evocative |
| deficient | lacking an essential quality; inadequate in amount or degree |
| cosseted | pampered |
| disingenuous | lacking genuine candor; insincere |
| mercurial | quick, shrewd, and unpredictable |
| reticent | inclined to keep silent; reserved |
| assiduous | persistent, attentive, diligent; hard-working |
| fallible | liable to be wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate |
| clairvoyant | able to see the future |
| provident | displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; frugal |
| derivative | unoriginal; taken from something already existing |
| hackneyed | made commonplace by overuse; trite |
| insipid | lacking flavor or taste; unexciting |
| mundane | commonplace; ordinary |
| platitude | quality of being dull |
| prosaic | dull; commonplace |
| trite | unoriginal and stale due to overuse |
| vapid | lacking freshness and zest |
| allay | to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain |
| appease | to make tranquil or quiet |
| assuage | to lessen pain or conflict |
| conciliate | to persuade; to win a person over |
| mitigate | to make or become less severe |
| quell | to pacify; to subdue |
| affable | easy to talk to; easy to approach |
| amicable | showing goodwill; peaceable |
| congenial | compatible; having kindred needs or tastes |
| convivial | sociable; outgoing in a festive way; fond of good company |
| jocular | liking to be with people; joking around |
| animosity | hatred |
| antagonism | hatred or hostility |
| bellicose | of a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight |
| belligerent | taking part in war or fighting |
| cantankerous | bad-tempered or irritable |
| captious | made for the sake of quarreling |
| contentious | quarrelsome; belligerent |
| polemical | inclined to argue or debate |
| pugnacious | eager to fight |
| altruistic | showing an unselfish concern for others |
| munificent | generous |
| prodigal | wasteful; lavish |
| frugal | careful with money; thrifty |
| mercenary | greedy for self-gain |
| miserly | careful with money |
| parsimonious | overly thrifty or miserly |
| penurious | stingy; relating to great poverty |
| conflagration | a huge fire; an inferno |
| enigma | a baffling matter |
| quagmire | a difficult or troubling situation |
| quandary | a dilemma |
| turbulence | great unrest |
| baneful | harmful; pernicious |
| deleterious | detrimental to one's health or overall welfare |
| iniquitous | showing lack of fairness |
| nefarious | evil; wicked |
| odious | loathsome |
| rancorous | deeply hateful or spiteful; malicious |
| virulent | poisonous; full of spiteful hatred |
| berate | to rebuke or scold in a harsh tone |
| carp | to find fault; to be critical |
| castigate | to scold or punish severely |
| censure | to criticize |
| chastise | to punish or scold |
| deprecate | to show mild disapproval |
| deride | to ridicule or make fun of |
| impugn | to oppose or attack someone or something |
| rebuke | to reprimand or scold sharply |
| reprove | to speak to in a disapproving manner |
| aloof | uninterested; showing no concern |
| impassive | lacking emotion or drive |
| listless | lacking interest because of illness, fatigue or general sadness |
| phlegmatic | hard to get excited or emotional |
| stolid | lacking emotion; stoical |
| indolent | lazy |
| languor | a weak or lifeless feeling |
| lassitude | a tired feeling, usually from depression or too much work |
| lethargic | having little or no energy |
| sedentary | having to do with sitting around a lot |
| soporific | sleep-inducing |
| stagnant | lacking movement or energy |
| torpid | lacking energy; relating to inactivity |
| compliant | yielding; submissive |
| fawning | brown-nosing |
| obsequious | obeying or performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manner |
| servile | slave-like; submissive |
| slavish | overly humble; slave-like |
| subordinate | inferior |
| subservient | obedient; obsequious |
| sycophant | a self-server who tries to gain the favor of others through the use of flattery |
| ardent | full of passion and emotion |
| avid | showing enthusiasm; ardent |
| effervescent | lively; vivacious |
| exuberant | overflowing with vitality and good spirits |
| fanatical | full of great enthusiasm or devotion |
| fervent | filled with passion or intensity |
| zealous | filled with enthusiasm |
| adamant | unwilling to bend; unyielding |
| dogmatic | strongly opinionated; rigid |
| intractable | stubborn; hard to manage |
| obdurate | resistant to persuasion |
| obstinate | stubborn; inflexible |
| recalcitrant | stubborn; disobedient |
| mellifluous | sweet-sounding |
| euphony | pleasing sound |
| acclaim | to express strong approval or praise |
| accolade | an award |
| adulate | to praise or flatter too greatly |
| eulogize | to praise; to say good things about |
| exalt | extol; laud |
| panegyrize | to praise a person or event in a formal speech or in writing |
| revere | to regard highly with love and respect |
| venerate | to feel or show deep respect for, especially due to age or tradition |
| ample | copious; profuse; lavish |
| myriad | countless |
| plethora | excess; abundance |
| prolific | abundant; producing a great deal; fertile |
| superfluous | ample; copious |
| surfeit | an oversupply |
| abstemious | holding back from eating or drinking too much |
| alimentary | relating to food and nourishment |
| emaciated | very thin due to lack of food |
| epicurean | having to do with relishing the pleasure of eating and drinking |
| palatable | pleasing to the taste buds |
| voracious | greedy; gluttonous; ravenous |
| chary | cautious; wary |
| circumspect | careful and cautious before acting |
| conscientious | relating to doing what one knows is right |
| exacting | requiring a great deal of care or effort |
| gingerly | very carefully |
| heedful | paying careful attention to |
| meticulous | very carful; fastidious |
| scrupulous | showing great care and honesty |
| vigilant | carefully alert and watchful |
| ephemeral | fleeting; evanescent |
| itinerant | wandering; nomadic |
| peripatetic | wandering; itinerant |
| transient | temporary; transitory |
| volatile | explosive or changing very quickly |
| antediluvian | antiquated; obsolete; very old |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| archaic | obsolete |
| unprecedented | novel; unparalleled |
| clandestine | hidden; concealed; covert |
| furtive | sly; stealthy |
| unobtrusive | inconspicuous; surreptitious |
| adversary | an opponent |
| ascetic | a person who refrains from indulging; someone who lives simply |
| charlatan | a fraud |
| hedonist | a person who lives for pleasure |
| orator | a skillful public speaker |
| pariah | a social outcast |
| incidental | peripheral; minor |
| negligible | able to be neglected; trifling; trivial |
| astute | sharp-minded; clever |
| erudite | wise due to reading and studying |
| incisive | decisive; keen and to the point |
| perspicacious | using wise judgment; astute |
| sagacious | wise; shrewd |
| acrid | bitter; harsh |
| arid | dry; lacking water |
| aesthetic | having to do with artistic beauty |
| ambivalent | having conflicting feelings or opinions about something |
| coalesce | to have different opinions join together |
| convalesce | to recover from an illness |
| delusion | a false opinion or belief |
| allusion | an indirect reference |
| imprudent | careless; rash |
| impudent | rude; disrespectful; audacious |
| indigent | impoverished |
| indignant | angry; resentful |
| abridge | shorten |
| autonomous | independent |
| bolster | to support |
| fastidious | attentive to detail |
| hamper | to hinder; prevent |
| intrepid | fearless; brave |
| querulous | whining; complaining |
| saturate | to wet or soak completely; to totally fill up |
| vilify | to slander or defame someone's name or reputation |
| discrepancy | difference or inconsistency |
| eclectic | taken from many different sources |
| insuperable | unable to be overcome |
| lithe | nimble; agile; supple |
| raze | to tear down; to destroy |
| replete | full; overflowing |
| respite | period of inactivity |
| spurious | false; counterfeit |
| aplomb | social poise; composure |
| axiom | a maxim; a true or wise saying |
| capricious | changeable; fickle; volatile |
| cavalier | arrogant |
| compunction | a feeling of remorse for doing something wrong; shame |
| diffident | lacking confidence |
| dilettante | one who dabbles in the arts |
| heretic | one who challenges societal and religious tradition |
| idiosyncratic | of or relating to strange or odd behavioral habits |
| insurgent | a rebel; maverick |
| irrefutable | indisputable |
| mimetic | pertaining to imitation or mimicry |
| palpable | tangible |
| pedantic | showy in one's learning |
| portentous | meaningful with regard to events to come |
| sardonic | scornful or bitter; sarcastic |
| variegated | dappled |
| viable | able to sustain life, practicality, or effectiveness |
| catharsis | an emotional cleansing or release |
| euphemism | a more pleasant word or phrase that replaces another |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration |
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