| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ignominious | shameful |
| imbroglio | chaotic or confused or intricate scene |
| impenitent | unrepentant |
| impetuous | to act without thinking,impulsive |
| inchoate | not fully developed yet,early stage |
| iniquitous | wrong,wicked |
| insidious | stealthy,subtle,cunning,or treacherous |
| insouciant | to take a serious issue in a light manner |
| beatitude | supreme blessedness or happiness |
| bellicose | quarrelsome or hostile nature , warlike |
| bilious | suffering from indigestion ,having a peevish disposition ,ill humored |
| blasphemy | profane or contemptuous speech , writing ,or action |
| blighted | spoiled , damaged |
| bonhomie | pleasant camaraderie |
| bowdlerize | to remove passages considered offensive |
| decrepit | worn out , very old and not in good condition |
| despicable | very unpleasant or evil |
| detrimental | harmful , deleterious |
| diabolic | wicked , extremely unpleasant |
| diatribe | a long bitter speech |
| diligent | persevering , pain staking effort |
| doughty | courageous |
| dulcet | sweet-sounding |
| facade | to give a misleading outward appearance to deceive people |
| fetid | stinking wound |
| filial | pertaining to a son or a daughter |
| flummox | to bewilder , confuse |
| fortuitous | happening by chance |
| fractious | irritable , stubborn |
| fulminate | to criticize very angrily |
| gargantuan | of tremendous size or volume |
| germane | being relevant and appropriate |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| gratuitous | (1) given unearned or without recompense , costing nothing (2) unsolicited , not called for by the circumstances |
| gravid | pregnant with or full of something |
| libertine | without moral restraint , reckless |
| lugubrious | to be sad |
| macabre | grim and horrible , gruesome , ghastly |
| maelstrom | a situation full of strong emotions or confusing events |
| masochist | person who enjoys his own pain |
| maudlin | tearfully sentimental |
| melange | mixture |
| mendacious | not truthful , lying |
| meretricious | attractive in a flashy way , tawdry |
| mordant | biting , cutting , caustic , sarcastic |
| moribund | coming to an end , dying |
| narcissistic | self admiring |
| rapacious | plundering , greedy |
| rectitude | integrity , honesty , uprightness |
| saturnine | gloomy |
| timorous | full of fear ; fearful |
| harbinger | a forerunner |
| hitherto | until now or until the point in time under discussion |
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