| Term | Definition |
|---|
| austere | rigorous, stern, severely simple |
| avid | eager, greedy |
| capricious | subject to whims, changeable |
| competent | capable, skillful, well qualified |
| diffident | shy, timid, unassertive |
| diminutive | undersized, small |
| formidable | hard to overcome, causing fear or dread |
| inexorable | unyielding, unrelenting |
| inscrutable | mysterious, unfatomable, beyond comprehension |
| inveterate | habitual, deeply established |
| lugubrious | mournful, doleful, dismal |
| melancholy | gloomy, brooding, sadly thoughtful |
| meticulous | scrupulous baout details |
| munificent | very generous, lavish |
| opportune | timely, advantageous, seasonable |
| plebeian | common, ordinary, low-class |
| precipitous | very steep |
| precocious | ahead in development (especially mental); exhibiting exceptionally mature qualities |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome, inclined to fight |
| querulous | fretful, complaining |
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