Abstain

to refrain from voluntarily

beneficient

doing good

candid

frank, straight-forward

coerce

to force or compel

Dubious

doubtful, uncertain

Fallacy

false idea, mistaken belief

lucid

Clear, easily understood

nostalgia

longing for past experiences, people, places or things

precarious

insecure, unsafe, dangerous

indolence

laziness, love of ease and inactivity

adamant

steadfast in beliefs, unyeilding

amenable

easy to pursuade, open to suggestion

augment

to make bigger or enlarge

chronic

constant, habitual

cursory

rapidly or hurriedly done

eccentric

odd, unusual, peculiar

irrelevent

off the subject

lethargy

stste of indifference of inaction

panacea

cure-all; general remedy

plebeian

common, unrefined

affable

agreeable, sociable, friendly

avarice

greediness, extreme desire

bigot

stubbornly devoted to one set of ideas

charlatan

poser, imposter, pretends to have knowledge or ability

coherent

logically organized and consistant

diffident

shy, lacking self confidence

feasible

capable of being done, possible

loquacious

talkative

pertinent

having to do wit the topic

veracity

truthfullness

altruism

concern for others

derogatory

hurtful, mean, showing unfavorable opinion

dogmatic

speaking as though one's opinions are fact

emulate

imitate a person to equal or surpass them

expedient

useful for producing desired result, advisable

gregarious

living in a flock or herd

indigent

needy, poor

lucrative

financially profitable

obsolete

old, out-of-date, not used

opulence

wealth, riches, luxurious living

impunity

freedom from prosecution/ punishment

incorrigible

not correctable

incredulous

not willing to believe, skeptical

insatiable

icapable of being satisfied

inanimate

not living

lugubrious

sad, mournful

ostentatious

showy, fond of unnessasary outward display

phlegmatic

sluggish, calm

plausible

possible, seeming to be true and reasonable

reactionary

favoring return to former state of affairs

audacious

daring bold or adventerous

enigma

a riddle, puzzeling problem or statement

facetious

funny, humorous

immaculate

clean, spotless

implacable

impossible to pacify, calm or appease

inexplicable

unexplainable

irrevocable

impossible to withdraw

latent

in existence but hidden or concealed

pernicious

cusing harm, injurious

propriety

proper behaviour, suitablilty, fitness

ambiguous

having more than 1 meaning, unclear

assiduous

hardworking, persistant

deprecate

to express disapproval

facile

easily done

homogeneous

all of the same kind

immutable

never changing, not changable

impervious

impossible to penetrate

obsequious

overly polite and obedient

pecuniary

realting to money

reiterate

to repeat

affluent

wealthy, prosperous

apathy

lack of emotion

connive

to coperate secretly

exonerate

to free from blame

incongruous

having inconsitent or inharmonious parts

inexorable

unyeilding, not changable

plaintiff

someone who brings a lawsuit

proximity

closeness to something

sagacity

mental keenness

sanguine

hopeful, cheerful

disparage

to lower estimation of someone/thing, to speak slightingly of

mundane

worldly or earthly

nefarious

very wicked

preemptory

very positive

posthumous

after death

surfeited

overfed to the point of nausea

tacit

unspoken

taciturn

quiet, shy, not talkative

tenacious

stubborn, holding fast

voracious

eating greedily

antipathy

dislike of someone or somthing

connotation

suggested of implied meaning

cryptic

hidden meaning, mysterious

dilemma

situation in whic you have to choose between 2 unsatifactory alternatives

exorbitant

excessive beayond what customary

impeccable

without fault

impotent

powerless

ingenuous

frank, sincere, naive

intangible

not capable of being touched

perfunctory

done mechanically

circumspect

considering all angles

malevolent

wishing evil

malicious

evil

malign

speak ill of

officious

oofering unwanted and unsolicited advice

ostrasize

to banish from society

plagarize

to take credit for another's work

pseudo

fake, counterfeit

recalcitrant

stubbornly resisting authority

vindictive

revengful

culpable

deserving blame

ostensible

apparent, pretended

platitude

commonplace, trite remark

replete

filled to capacity

salient

standing out

scrupulous

very carful, attention to details

spurious

false, not genuine

subjugate

to conquer

transitory

lasting only for a short time

venerable

deserving respect

intrepid

fearless, brave

notorious

widly known as havinga bad reputation

omniscient

all knowing, wise

poignant

painful, painfully moving or touching

reticent

silent, reserved

sardonic

sarcastic

sinecure

a job that requires litle or no work but pays

succinct

expressed breifly and clearly

truculent

fierce, cruel

ubiquitous

being everywhere at once

chaos

complete mayhem and disorder

clandestine

done in secrecy

extant

still in existance

gullible

easy to deceive

inscrutable

not understandable

ludicrous

humorously ridiculous

ominous

threatening

sacrilegious

disrespectful or injerous to sacred things or people

vacillate

to waver or change

vulnerable

capable of being hurt