inundate
to overwhelm or flood
garish
flashy, tasteless, loud
underscore
emphasize
haughty
overly proud, snobbish
transient
existing for a short period of time
urbane
polite, suave and cultivated in manner
meticulous
extremely careful
disseminate
to spread out
censure
to criticize severely
surreptitious
done or made secret by stealthy means
melancholy
sad, gloomy
aspire
to have great ambition
concord
agreement
diligent
hardworking
reprehensible
deserving of criticism or disapproval
exalt
elevate, glorify, or praise
flamboyant
highly elaborate showy
assess
make judgement about
sagacious
insightful, wise
paradox
a seemingly contradictory statement that is nevertheless true
skeptical
not easily convinced, having doubts or reservations
cynical
believing people are motivated by self interest, distrustful of human sensitivity or integrity
strident
loud and harsh, grating
wistful
having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing
epigram
a brief saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way
dispassionate
not influenced by strong emotion and so able to be rational and impartial
sublime
of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
disillusion
disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be