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| any (disliked) chore, necessity, burden, or obligation |
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| public shame following bad conduct; disgrace, infamy |
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| as from the mouth of an oracle, therefore solemn; sometimes dictatorial |
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| to become bone or like bone; to turn hardened and callous; set in one's ways, rigid |
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| noticeably showy in display; pretentious |
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| to exclude someone from society or from a group |
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| easily seen because of being open to view; manifest |
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| to soothe or appease; to settle or calm down |
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| agreeing with your taste buds or your mind; appetizing, pleasing, agreeable |
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| to lessen in interest; to become boring; to grow weary because of overexposure |
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| a cure-all; the perfect remedy |
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| flair or flamboyance in style, behavior, speech, etc.; dash or verve |
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| short tale pointing out a moral idea |
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| an extremely fine model or example of a type; archetype |
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| a statement that appears to contradict itself but, even so, may be true; anything with apparent contradictions |
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| a model, or anything that is perfect; the ideal |
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| to reward written material in your own way to aid understanding or clarity; a free translation |
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| of the country; rural, rustic, bucolic; referring to a member of the clergy and his or her job |
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| stirrings of pity; poignancy |
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| a minor fault or flaw; small offense |
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| someone who shows off his knowledge; a nitpicking type |
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| making something worse; disparaging |
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| observant and aware; keenly discerning |
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| not allowing contradiction; showing need or urgency; haughty, masterful, dictatorial, autocratic |
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| faithfulness, disloyalty, treachery |
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| mechanical or routine, not careful; without enthusiasm; apathetic |
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| very destructive, even deadly; deleterious, noxious, baneful |
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| an extra, other than salary, that may accompany a job; special privilege (now called "perks") |
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| acutely shrewd or keen in understanding and perception, discerning |
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| a stubborn persistence, sticking with ideas or purposes; obstinacy |
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| to bother greatly or annoy; to disquiet, discompose |
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| to become part of something else; to permeate |
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| ill-humored and peevish; rude and ill-mannered |
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| monetary or volunteer promotion of mankind's welfare; generous giving of self or resources |
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| sluggish, slow, showing little emotion; impassive, stolid |
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| to calm, appease, particularly by offering to "be good" or to do a favor for someone |
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| an old, stale comment lacking originality or freshness; banality, trite remark |
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| superficially believable, whether actually true or not |
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| concerning the common folk or masses |
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| a vote by the entire population |
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| a vast amount; great excess |
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| profoundly affecting feelings; highly emotional in effect; piercing |
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