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| meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular: conscientious application to the work at hand. |
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| represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness. |
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| to crouch, as in fear or shame. |
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| having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior. |
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| lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner. |
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| making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges. |
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| dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic. |
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| pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room. |
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| an indirect intimation about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature. |
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| strongly emotional; intense or passionate: vehement desire. |
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| adjective 1. courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception. |
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| of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person. |
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| to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month. |
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| (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm. |
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| to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question. |
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| boldness or determination in facing great danger, esp. in battle; heroic courage; bravery: a medal for valor. |
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| easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step. |
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| find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure. |
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| firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. |
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| show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant: They exulted over their victory. |
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| hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit |
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| deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea. |
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| establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, esp. by deliberate effort (usually fol. by with): He ingratiated himself with all the guests. |
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| to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate. |
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| barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape. |
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| eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: an elusive concept. |
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| a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure: a lapse of memory. |
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| violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech. |
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| marvelous; amazing; prodigious. |
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| adjective 1. performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment. |
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| not discernible; that cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible. |
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| without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence. |
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| capable of being conceived; imaginable. |
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| desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance. |
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| to throw into disorder; disarrange. |
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| to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess. |
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being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
unnecessary or needless |
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| not communicable by utterance; unspeakable; beyond expression: unutterable joy. |
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| fine or delicate in meaning or intent; difficult to perceive or understand: subtle irony. |
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