abridge compendium cursory curtail syllabus synopsis terse 

abrupt apace headlong impetuous precipitate 

abet advocate

ancillary bolster corroborate countenance espouse mainstay munificent proponent stalwart sustenance 

bilious dudgeon irascible pettish petulant pique querulous

umbrage waspish 

dilettante fledgling neophyte novitiate proselyte tyro 

burgeoning callow engender inchoate incipient nascent 

acerbic acidulous acrimonious asperity caustic mordacious mordant trenchant 

audacious courageous dauntless 

banal fatuous hackneyed insipid mundane pedestrian platitude prosaic quotidian trite 

bacchanalian debauchery depraved dissipated iniquity libertine libidinous licentious reprobate ribald salacious sordid turpitude 

capricious mercurial volatile 

counterpart emulate facsimile factitious paradigm precursor quintessence simulated vicarious 

aspersion belittle
berate calumny castigate decry defamation denounce deride/derisive diatribe

bereave cadaver defunct demise dolorous elegy knell lament macabre moribund obsequies sepulchral wraith 

abnegate abstain ascetic spartan stoic temperate 

authoritarian despotic dogmatic hegemonic (hegemony) imperious peremptory tyrannical 

abstruse ambiguous arcane bemusing cryptic enigmatic esoteric inscrutable obscure opaque paradoxical perplexing recondite turbid 

defile
fetid invidious noisome odious putrid rebarbative 

articulate cogent eloquent evident limpid lucid pellucid 

aberrant anachronism anomalous discrete eclectic esoteric iconoclast 

abash chagrin compunction contrition diffidence expiate foible gaucherie rue 

equitable

equity tantamount 

apocryphal canard chicanery dissemble duplicity equivocate erroneous ersatz fallacious feigned guile mendacious/ mendacity perfidy prevaricate specious spurious 

conjugal consanguine distaff endogamous filial fratricide progenitor scion 

ardor/ardent doctrinaire fervid partisan tendentious zealot 

absolve acquit exculpate exonerate expiate palliate redress vindicate 

chortle droll facetious flippant gibe jocular levity ludicrous raillery riposte simper 

abatement aperture fissure hiatus interregnum interstice lull

orifice rent respite rift 

altruistic beneficent clement largess magnanimous munificent philanthropic unstinting 

avaricious covetous mercenary miserly penurious rapacious venal 

asperity baleful dour
fell malevolent mordant sardonic scathing

truculent vitriolic vituperation 

baleful baneful deleterious inimical injurious insidious minatory perfidious pernicious 

cacophony din dissonant raucous strident 

abhorrence anathema antagonism antipathy detestation enmity loathing malice odium rancor 

beneficial salubrious salutary 

dither oscillate teeter vacillate waver 

antithetic churlish curmudgeon irascible malevolent misanthropic truculent vindictive 

credulous gullible ingenuous naive novitiate tyro 

disingenuous dissemble fulsome ostensible unctuous 

appraise ascertain assay descry peruse 

indolent inert lackadaisical languid lassitude lethargic phlegmatic quiescent slothful torpid 

adventitious amulet auspicious fortuitous kismet optimum portentous propitiate propitious providential talisman 

admonish belabor cavil enjoin exhort harangue

fetid noisome noxious 

askance awry careen carom circuitous circumvent gyrate labyrinth meander oblique serrated sidle sinuous undulating vortex 

bombastic circumlocution garrulous grandiloquent loquacious periphrastic prolix

rhetoric turgid verbose 

ameliorate appease assuage defer mitigate mollify placate propitiate satiate slake soothe 

euphonious harmonious melodious sonorous 

destitute esurient impecunious indigent 

acclaim accolade aggrandize encomium eulogize extol

fawn
laud/laudatory venerate/veneration 

augur auspice
fey
harbinger portentous presage prescient prognosticate 

discomfort encumber fetter forfend hinder impede inhibit occlude 

astute
canny erudite perspicacious 

disconsolate doleful dolor elegiac forlorn 

lament lugubrious melancholy morose plaintive threnody