| innocuous | harmless |
| emphatically | forcefully, strongly |
| ignominy | disgrace, dishonor |
| scatological | obscene, vulgar |
| carping | critical, nagging |
| queue | line, waiting |
| scathing | harmful, injurious, damaging |
| magnanimous | generous, giving |
| mollified | softened, eased, calmed |
| ingratiating | flattering, kissing-up |
| impudent | insulting, rude, sassy |
| moribund | dying, near-death |
| interminable | unending, ceaseless |
| peremptorily | imperatively, commandingly |
| propitiate | appease, pacify |
| carapace | shell, hard covering |
| deprecating | dissaproving, condemning, denouncing |
| galvanized | aroused, stimulated |
| paroxysm | violent outburst |
| avowed | promised, sworn |
| vindictively | vengefully, spitefully |
| carrion | dead meat, flesh |
| turpitude | depravity, wickedness |