| Term | Definition |
| copious | large in number or quantity (especially of discourse) |
| luminous | softly bright or radiant |
| sublime | inspiring awe |
| florid | elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| exempt | grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to |
| vulgarized | popularize |
| wallow | an indolent or clumsy rolling about |
| shrewd | clever; astute |
| placate | to soothe or pacify |
| partisan | A strong supporter of a party, cause or a person. |
| flaccid | lacking in strength or firmness or resilience |
| paltry | trifling, insignificant |
| tumid | abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas |
| grisly | frightful, horrible, ghastly |
| whimsical | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason |
| forestall | keep from happening or arising |
| furtive | secret and sly or sordid |
| premonition | an early warning about a future event |
| diaphanous | so thin as to transmit light |
| promiscuity | indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations |