

fumble handle clumsily, fail to catch
garish (gaudy) flashy, excessively colorful
garrulous (loquacious) extremely talkative, wordy
gavel (mallet) wooden hammer
genial helpful, cheerful, pleasant
genre distinctive category/class (especially in literature)
goad urge forcefully, to prod
gouge chisel with curved blade
gouging force out
hapless unlucky
hold placeswherescargo is kept
hone sharpen
imperturbab
le calm
implement carry out
improvident (lavish) wasteful, careless
impudent bold, impertinent, discourteous
impugn attack, especially the truth/integrity of something
impute ascribe to, refer to, attribution
inchoate unformed, just beginning
indifference detachment, lack of interest/concern
indignant angry (as result of unfairness)
indulgent lenient, yielding to desire
ineluctable inevitable, unavoidable
infatuation love [antonym - odium]
ingenuous free from deceit/disguise
insolvent unable to pay one's bills
intrinsic inherent
invective insulting/abusive speech
laconic using few words (to the point of rudeness)
lambaste scold, beat [antonym - extol]
laudatory (approbative) applausive, approving
lax slack, careless, negligent, not strict
levee embankment to prevent overflowing of river
lode a vein, ore imbedded in a rock fissure
loquacious (garrulous) extremely talkative/wordy
maverick (rebel) nonconformist
mellifluous sweetly flowing
minatory threatening
misanthrope one who hates people
mitigated softened
mitis soft
munificent (lavish) very generous
neophyte beginner
noisome bad-smelling
obdurate (intractable) stubborn, inflexible
odium hate, disgust [antonym - infatuation]
offense wrongdoing
oscillate (fluctuate) swing back and forth
ossify harden, turn to bone, become rigid
ostentatious conspicuous, showing off
palliate excuse, cause to seem less serious
palpable touchable, obvious
panegyric lofty praise
partisan who supports a particular idea ...
peccadillo slight fault
pedagogue pedantic/dogmatic person, teacher
penchant inclination
penchant strong liking/leaning
petulant ill-tempered, rude, cranky
piquant spicy, pleasantly pungent
placate (propitiate) conciliate, pacify, appease, calm, soothe
placid calm, peaceful
plumb measure the depth of
polemic powerful argument in refutation of something
pragmatic practical
precarious uncertain, dangerous
precipice very steep, overhanging place, hazardous situation
precipitate cause to happen abruptly
presumptuous arrogant
prevarication lie
pristine pure, uncorrupted, unspoiled
probity integrity, honesty
prodigy extraordinary
promulgate (proclaim) declare, put in force/law
propinquity kinship, nearness
propitiate (placate) conciliate, pacify, appease, calm, soothe
proscription restriction/ban/restraint imposed
proselytize convert, recruit converts
pundit expert
pungent sharp/biting to taste/smell
qualify modify, restrict
rampart fortification, defense
ravenous very eager/greedy for food/gratification/satisfaction
reciprocal mutual, shared, interchangeable (but not in math!)
recondite (abstruse) obscure, concealed, deep, difficult to
comprehend
rectitude righteousness, moral integrity
reprobate depraved, wicked, corrupt, degenerate, vicious
repugnant offensive, distasteful
resolute (intransigent) determined, unyielding
reticent (tacit) quiet, dumb, reserved, silent, reluctant
ribald in decent, coarse
rivet attract and hold attention
sagacious wise (from experience)
salubrious promoting good health
sanction ratify, confirm, authorize, approve
saturnine gloomy/sullen/dismal in temperament
savor relish, enjoy
sedulous zealous, persevering [antonym - careless]
serene tranquil, clear, untroubled, calm
sinuous winding, intricate
spendthrift wasteful, extravagant
spurious bogus, false
squalid filthy, repulsive, wretched, degraded
subjugate enslave, subdue, dominate
substantive solid, substantial
succinct concise, precisely expressed
sullen gloomy, dismal
superficial shallow, unimportant, external, without profundity
superfluous extra, unnecessary
surreptitious secret, sneaky
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