| acute | sharp, severe, perceptive |
| agile | nimble, quick and skillful |
| erratic | irregular, wandering, having no fixed course; large rock deposited by a glacier |
| exorbitant | excessive, unreasonable (in what one asks) |
| exultant | joyful, jubilant |
| implicit | unquestioning, implied |
| inane | senseless, empty |
| inert | inactive or lifeless |
| inferior | low(er) in place or quality |
| infernal | hellish, fiendish |
| fugitive | one who flees, a runaway |
| indignation | justifiable anger |
| insolence | insultiong behavior, impudence |
| obeisance | a bow or curtsy, respect |
| repose | rest, quiet |
| retinue | a group of attendants |
| sanction | approval, authorization |
| strategy | skill in manuevering or planning |
| succor | aid, help |
| tyranny | oppressive or unjust government |
| discernment | mental insight or physical vision (clear seeing) |
| astuteness | shrewdness or mental sharpness (with a hint of wiliness or cunning) |
| nimble | quick, alert, deft of mind or body |
| supple | flexible, yielding, quick to respond or adapt |
| err | to wander from the path of virtue, duty, or truth |
| erroneous | wrong, deviant, or mistaken |
| aberration | mental derangement, error in scientific observation |
| extravagant | lavish |
| inordinate | beyond reason, without restraint |
| immoderate | not sufficiently restrained |
| jubilation | wholehearted rejoicing |
| jubilee | a celebration or time of rejoicing |
| jocund | cheerful, but not quite exultant |
| passive | unwilling to act or lead |
| indolent | slothful; lazy; inactive |
| dormant | temporary condition of inactivity |
| listless | indifferent, uninterested, or languid |
| ersatz | substitute (usually inferior) |
| diabolic(al) | devilish |
| execrable | bad, ugly, hellish (worthy of curses) |
| execration | curse |
| refugee | one who flees to escape danger |
| elusive | hard to catch |
| evasiveness | skill in dodge (through cunning) |
| pique | ruffled |
| vexation | strong annoyance or irritation |
| resentment | restrained anger |
| exasperation | intense irritation, often violent |
| wrath | rage, fury, or intense anger |
| animosity | strong hostility, usually personal |
| genuflection | knee-bending in worship |
| curtsy | a woman's formal salutation |
| salaam | a Middle Eastern greeting |
| kow-tow | Chinese obeisance |
| cortege | procession of followers or attendants |
| convoy | protector escort at sea or a group of ships being escorted |
| warrant | official aproval by government or agency |
| dispensation | approval or exception by the church |
| indulgence | enjoyment, satisfaction, or leniancy |
| condonation | approval or something questionable by seeming to overlook it |
| autocrat | tyrrancial person |
| dictator | tyrant or absolute ruler who usually seizes power without transmitting a successor |
| despot | a tyrant more likely to designate a successor |