| Term | Definition |
|---|
| incisive | having keen insight |
| congenital | existing at birth |
| brusque | rudely abrupt |
| verbatim | being word for word |
| prudent | using good judgement |
| verbose | wordy |
| garrulous | talkative |
| choleric | easily angered |
| equanimity | state of being even-tempered |
| banal | trivial; ordinary |
| prosaic | unimaginative; ordinary |
| phlegmatic | sluggish |
| pontificate | to speak pompously |
| vacuous | lacking substance |
| vacillate | to change one's mind |
| recalcitrant | stubbornly resistant to authority |
| splenetic | irritable; easily angered |
| protean | capable of taking different forms |
| querulous | disposed to complaining |
| dolorous | marked by sorrow or pain |
| transmute | to transform |
| euphonious | sweet sounding |
| laconic | reticent; disinclined to converse |
| elocution | an expressive delivery of public speech |
| lassitude | a feeling of weakness of listlessness |
| concord | a state of harmony or agreement |
| pusillanimous | cowardly |
| perjure | to lie under oath |
| euphoria | an extreme happiness |
| ingratiate | to be in good favor with |
| gratuity | a small payment made in gratitude |
| gratis | free of charge |
| animosity | ill-will; hostility |
| eulogy | a praising tribute |
| sanguine | cheerfully optimistic |
| beneficiary | one who receives benefits |
| judicious | showing good judgement |
| magnanimous | generous; forgiving; good-hearted |
| benediction | an expression of good wishes |
| anecdote | a short, humerous story |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| adjudicate | to hear and judge a case |
| schism | a division |
| grandiloquent | speaking in a pompous manner |
| succinct | clear; precise |
| allegation | a formal accusation |
| inscrutable | beyond comprehension or examination |
| brevity | a succinct, brief expression |
| acumen | keenness of judgement |
| adjure | to command solemnly |
| soliloquy | a speech to one's self |
| discursive | straying from the topic |
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