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abominate (V.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for circuitous (adj.) roundabout, not direct proclivity (n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) sangfroid (n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances amorphous (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion erudite (adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic irrevocable (adj.) incapable of being changed or called back repudiate (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of autonomy (n.) self-government, political control extricate (v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort scathing (adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm transient (adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time cajole (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises ennui (n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom surreptitious (adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud vicarious (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another desecrate (v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute punctillious (adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety dispassionate (adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion expurgate (v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify perdify (n) betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity abate (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit avarice (n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth bedlam (n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion efficacious (adj.) effective, producing results corroborate (v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify gauche (adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy pernicious (adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal