| Term | Definition |
|---|
| unvoiced or unspoken; understood without being openly expressed | tacit |
| contoversial; argumentative; quarrelsome | contentious |
| enraged | irate |
| to entice or lure by artful talk | inveigle |
| a sudden, alarming amazement or dread | consternation |
| spoken in a manner not intended to elicit a reply | rhetorically |
| one who works in cooperates with an enemy | collaborator |
| fluent, forceful speech | eloquence |
| yielding to the wishes or desires of (oneself or another) | indulgent |
| the basic or intrinsic quality of a thing | essence |
| lacking sense of ideas; empty or void | inane |
| deep and full of sound | resonant |
| a play on words where both have the same sound, but different meanings | pun |
| one who gives aid to wrongdoing by pretending not to know or notice | conniver |
| to conclude by reasoning from premises or evidence | infer |
| respected due to great age or associated dignity | venerable |
| toughened or accustomed to by extended experience | inured |
| a state of society without government or law | anarchy |
| treacherous; marked by hidden dangers, hazards or perils | insidious |
| active and typically mutual hatred or ill will | enmity |
| open to attack or damage | vulnerable |
| violation of allegiance or faith or confidence; the betrayal of a trust | treachery |
| free from bias, prejudice, or malice; frank; absence of deception | candid |
| moved in an up-and-down manner; bounced | jounced |
| marked by delirium, a mental disturbance characterized by confusion, disordered speech, and hallucinations | delirious |
| amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration or eccentricity | ludicrous |
| uncertainly; without sureness | irresolutely |
| inconsistent; irregular | erratic |
| free; delivered from | vindicated |
| peculiarly individualistic; eccentric | idiosyncratic |
| petitioning for help or support; appealing to | invoking |
| thrown or launched as if by a catapult | catapulted |
| a severe or formal rebuke or disapproval | reprimand |
| overwhelmed amazement | stupefaction |
| to come into close contact with; encroach; infringe | impinge |
| tending to cause doubt, distrust, or change of outlook | insinuating |
| the act of murdering one's own brother or sister | fratricide |
| wisely; ina soundly judgmental manner | judiciously |
| of or relating to a funeral | funeral |
| of or relating to or suggestive of a conspiracy or plot | conspiratorial |
| the choice part; a socially superior group | elite |
| sense of purposelessness; fruitlessness | futility |
| one who excels in the technique of an art; especially a highly skilled musical performer | virtuoso |
| something that burdens or weighs down; an impediment | encumbrance |
| doubtfully; uncertainly; obscurely | ambiguously |
| a holiness of life and character; godliness | sanctity |
| detectible with the eyes or with the other senses; discriminating | discernible |
| amply or plentifully provided; luxurious; rich | opulent |
| the quality or state of being abstinent, sober, or well-balanced | sobriety |
| concise statements of principle; adages; maxims | aphorisms |
| sharp or biting to the sense of taste or smell | pungent |
| outstanding; supremely | preeminently |
| that which painfully affects the feelings; that which touches or pierces | poignance |
| overthrowing by argument, evidence, or proof; disproving | refuting |
| old; fatherly | patriarchal |
| penetrating to the depth of one's being pervasive; thorogh | profound |
| the part of the skull that encloses the brain | cranium |
| embarrassed; disconcerted | abashed |
| easily deceived, cheated, or duped | gullible |
| eccentric or unpredictable manifestations, actions, or notions | vagaries |
| a close bond or connection; an interrelationship | liaison |
| varyingly; diversely | multifariously |
| harsh or discordant sound; dissonance | cacophony |
| a mark of acknowledgment; an award | accolade |
| a thorough destruction or devastation, especially by fire | holocaust |
| the quality or state of being stern and forbidding in appearance and manner, the quality of being somber or grave | austerity |
| an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil; a portent | foreboding |
| slightly; gradually; subtly | imperceptibly |
| contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd | preposterous |
| dormant; quiescent | latent |
| a person or thing that harms, spoils, or ruins | bane |
| skeptically; unbelievingly | incredulously |
| mournfully; regretfully | ruefully |
| to grow luxuriantly; to thrive | flourish |
| dormantly; numbly; apathetically | torpidly |
| notably polite or finished in manner; polished | urbane |
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