insipid: Dull; lacking flavor or interest
intractable: Hard to manage or control
inveterate: Long-established; habitual
irascible: Easily angered
jocular: Fond of joking
juxtapose: To place side by side for contrast
kudos: Praise for an achievement
lachrymose: Tearful
languid: Slow and relaxed; lacking energy
largesse: Generosity in giving money or gifts
latent: Present but hidden
levity: Lightness of manner; humor at a serious time
licentious: Ignoring accepted rules of conduct
limpid: Clear and transparent
lionize: To treat as a celebrity
lugubrious: Looking or sounding sad and dismal
luminous: Giving off light
machination: A secret scheme
malevolent: Wishing harm on others
malinger: To pretend illness to avoid work
mellifluous: Sweet-sounding
mercurial: Subject to sudden changes of mood
misanthrope: A person who dislikes humankind
mollify: To soothe
multifarious: Having many varied parts
myopic: Short-sighted, literally or in thinking
nadir: The lowest point
nascent: Just coming into existence
noxious: Harmful or poisonous
obdurate: Stubbornly refusing to change
obfuscate: To make unclear on purpose
obsequious: Overly eager to please
obstreperous: Noisy and difficult to control
odious: Extremely unpleasant
onerous: Burdensome
opprobrium: Public disgrace
ossify: To become rigid or set in one's ways
paean: A song or expression of praise
palliate: To ease without curing
panacea: A cure-all
paragon: A model of excellence
parsimonious: Extremely unwilling to spend
pathological: Compulsive; relating to disease
paucity: A small amount
pedantic: Overly concerned with minor rules or details
penchant: A strong liking
penury: Extreme poverty
perfidy: Betrayal of trust
perfunctory: Done with little effort or interest
pernicious: Quietly and gradually harmful
perspicacious: Having keen insight
pertinacious: Holding stubbornly to a purpose
petulant: Childishly bad-tempered
philistine: A person with no interest in culture
pith: The essential part
pithy: Short and full of meaning
platitude: A tired, overused remark
plethora: An excessive amount
precipitous: Dangerously steep or sudden
probity: Strong moral principles
prolix: Wordy
propitious: Favorable
quixotic: Idealistic in an impractical way
quotidian: Ordinary and daily
recondite: Little known; obscure
redolent: Strongly suggestive of a scent or memory
rescind: To cancel officially
sanguine: Optimistic
sardonic: Mocking in a grimly humorous way
sedulous: Showing dedication and diligence
soporific: Causing sleep
sycophant: A person who flatters the powerful to gain favor

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