adept
very skilled
advocate
a person who supports or defends another person or cayse
aesthetic
beautiful
anachronism
out of chronological order
anecdote
a short account of a story
apprehensive
anxious, fearful about the future
arrogance
an offensive display of self importantce; pride
boorish
clumsy in behavior
brevity
brief in duration
cathartic
emotionaly purging
censure
to criticize, blame
cite
to mention in support
commendable
worthy of great praise, approval
conciliatory
accominating
consensus
majority
consummate
perfect
cursory
performed hastily and w/o attenction to detail
defiant
boldly resisting authority
depict
to represent
deride
to laugh at in scorn or treat with contempt
disparage
to speak w/ disrespect; belittle
diaparity
difference
eclectic
selecting indivdual elements from a wide range of sources
elaborate
planned or executed with great care
eloquent
clear, powerful and persuasive speaker
elucidate
to explain
embody
to represent in bodily
equitable
fairness
erratic
having no fixed course
ethical
following the rules
exemplary
praiseworthy
felicitous
appropriate for the occasion
florid
reddish; excesively flowery
foster
to promote growth
holistic
emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of parts, as opposed to separation into parts
idiosyncrasy
a habit; characteristic
ineffable
inexpressible
intemperate
exessive indulgence
irreverent
disrespectful
lament
to mourn for
laudatory
expressing praise
lucid
easily understood
magnanimous
generous and forgiving
mock
to mimic
mundane
common or ordinary; pertaining to the world
naive
unaffected, unsophisticated, unexperienced
nefarious
wicked
nostalgia
longing for a former place or time
novel
new, different
obstinate
subborn
partisan
devoted to or bias in support
pessimistic
gloomy
pragmatic
practical
prosaic
dull, lacking imagination
quell
to put to an end
refute
to prove false
rhetorical
used for or concerned with mere style
sanguine
optimistic
solicitous
anxious; careful
somber
dark; dimly lit
speculate
to reflect; to engage in risky business
superfluous
extra
tenacious
persistant or stubborn
venerate
to regard or treat with respect
vindicate
to defend; mantain
zealous
enthusiastic