ABRIDGE

to shorten a written text

AMEND

to improve; to remove the faults of

ANIMA

spirit, mind

BENEFACTOR

one who supports or helps another

BENEVOLENT

kind; considerate

BENIGN

harmless

BREVITY

BRUSQUE

rudely abrupt

CONCISE

brief and to the point

CONCUR

to agree

CONGENITAL

existing at birth

CONSPIRE

DORMANT

inactive; sleeping

ELOQUENT

well-spoken

EUPHEMISM

EUPHONIOUS

sweet sounding

EUPHORIA

a feeling of extreme happiness

GARRULOUS

talkative

GUILE

trickery; deceit

HACKNEYED

overused; trite

IMMUTABLE

unchangeable

INGRATIATE

to put oneself in good favor with another

JUD

judge

LACONIC

disposed to using few words

LEG

law

LETHARGIC

sluggish; dully apathetic

LOQUACIOUS

very talkative

MAGNANIMOUS

noble of heart; generous; forgiving

MELANCHOLY

sad; depressed

METAMORPHOSIS

a transformation

PHLEGMATIC

sluggish

PROTEAN

capable of assuming different forms

PRUDENT

using good judgement

PUSILLANIMOUS

cowardly

REVAMP

to revise; to renovate

RUPTURE

to break open

SANGUINE

cheerfully optimistic

SCHISM

SCRUTINIZE

to examine closely

STEALTH

VERBATIM

word for word

VERBOSE

wordy