| Term | Definition |
|---|
| acerbic | having a sour or bitter taste or character |
| amalgamate | to combine several elements into a whole |
| amenable | agreeable; responsive to suggestion |
| bolster | to provide support or reinforcement |
| bombast | self-important or pompous writing or speech |
| bombastic | pompous; grandiloquent |
| credulous | tending to believe too readily; gullible |
| diatribe | a harsh denunciation |
| fawn | to flatter or praise excessively |
| fervent | greatly emotional or zealous |
| flout | to demonstrate contempt for, as in a rule or convention |
| fortuitous | happening by fortunate accident or chance |
| garrulous | pointlessly talkative; talking too much |
| germane | relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
| glib | marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial |
| halcyon | calm and peaceful |
| hubris | arrogant presumption or pride |
| idolatrous | given to intense or excessive devotion to something |
| imminent | about to happen; impending |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness |
| impetuous | hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement |
| implacable | not capable of being appeased or significantly changed |
| indifferent | having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice |
| intrepid | steadfast and courageous |
| laconic | using few words; terse |
| malleable | capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable |
| maverick | an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party |
| mendacity | the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty |
| mercurial | characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood |
| meticulous | characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail |
| mollify | to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity |
| obdurate | unyielding; hardhearted; intractable |
| obfuscate | to deliberately obscure; to make confusing |
| obsequious | exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| obstinate | stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising |
| opprobrium | disgrace; contempt; scorn |
| ostentatious | characterized by or given to pretentiousness |
| pedantic | the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules |
| pervade | to permeate throughout |
| pervasive | having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout |
| phlegmatic | calm; sluggish; unemotional |
| pirate | to illegally use or reproduce |
| plethora | an overabundance; a surplus |
| polemical | controversial; argumentative |
| pragmatic | practical rather than idealistic |
| rancorous | characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment |
| rhetoric | the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion |
| salubrious | promoting health or well-being |
| sedulous | diligent; persistent; hard-working |
| solvent | able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance |
| soporific | causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
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