querulous
tending to complain; whining
quantitative
relating to quantity; measurable
nonchalant
indifferent, calm, and unconcerned
promiscuous
demonstrating or applying and undiscriminating or unselective approach
anthropomorphism
attributing human characteristics to non humans
feign
pretend something, invent something
assuage
relieve something unpleasant
futile
in vein, having no useful result
sanguine
confident; cheerfully optimistic
philanthropy
desire to benefit humanity
misogyny
hatred of women
avarice
greed for wealth
gentility
refinement; upper class status
pragmatism
practical way of thinking about results
progeny
offspring; something resulting
posit
put something forward
condescension
snobby and pretentious manner
pedantic
too concerned with formal rules and details
polemic
passionate argument, often controversial
sardonic
disdainfully mocking
provocative
making people angry or excited, sexually arousing
candid
candor-honest; directness
modulated
alter something to make less strong
expunge
get rid of something completely
erudite
very knowledgeable through study
antecedent
something coming before; word that subsequent word refers to
parallelism
deliberate repetition of words or sentence structure for effect
metonymy
a figure of speech in which an attribute is used to represent the whole thing
engender
create or arise; have offspring
genesis
beginning
warrant
authorization to do something
cogent
rationally persuasive
cynicism
belief that people are insincere
empathy
vicarious understanding of another's feelings; especially due to similar or shared experience
antipathy
strongly negative feeling
ambivalence
conflict of ideas or attitudes; uncertainty
colloquial
informal speech
didactic
a message with an instructive purpose
synesthesia
the concurrent response of two or more of the senses to the stimulation of one
prescience
advance knowledge of things
lugubrious
gloomy, mournful; especially to an excessive degree
qualifier
somebody with right or skill, a word or phrase that modifies or restricts the meaning of another word or phrase
temporal
relating to time; brief
concession
reluctant, yielding
admonition
a mild but earnest rebuke
petulant
sulky or ill-tempered in a peevish manner
unscrupulous
not restrained by moral or ethical principals
immutable
unchanging or unchangeable
antithesis
direct opposite; figure of speech that use words or phrases to contrast each other to create a balanced effect
blasphemy
disrespect of religion
quantification
determine number or extent of something
diatribe
bitter verbal or written attack
rebuttal
to refute, to prove false, to deny the truth of something
qualification
essential attribute, official requirement
doleful
sad and mournful
salutary
useful, of value or benefit to something or someone
enmity
hostility; extreme hatred
supposition
hypothesis; suggestion that might be true
feckless
ineffective; unlikely to be successful
acerbic
bitter sharp in tone, taste, or manner
insolent
rude or arrogant, lack of respect
egregious
flagrant, conspicuously bad or offensive
nostalgic
sentimental recollection
hedonism
seeking of pleasure as a way of life
disingenuous
withholding information; not sincere
credibility
believability, willingness to believe
synecdoche
figure of speech in which part of something is used to signify the whole
sensory
relating to senses and the sense organs
confirmation
act of verifying or ratifying something
anomaly
irregularity, deviation
esoteric
abstruse; difficult to understand
asceticism
self-denying way of life