maudlin (adj.)
tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental
mollify (v.)
to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease
morass (n.)
a confusing or troublesome situation, especially one from which it is difficult to free oneself; a marsh or bog
moribund (adj.)
dying, stagnant, on the verge of extinction
pariah (n.)
outcast, person despised by society
pensive (adj.)
dreamily or wistfully thoughtful; expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness
peregrination (n.)
a journey from one place to another, especially on foot
piquant (adj.)
agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart
stringent (adj.)
rigorously binding or exacting
temerity (n.)
foolish or reckless boldness
truculent (adj.)
savagely brutal, agressively hostile
anachronism (n.)
something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time:
analogous (adj.)
corresponding or comparable in some particular way
boorish (adj.)
rude, crude, unmannered
brevity (n.)
shortness of time or duration
chastise (v.)
to discipline or criticize severely
commodious (adj.)
spacious and convenient
conflagration (n.)
large, destructive fire
coruscate (v.)
to emit vivid flashes of light
debacle (n.)
a general breakup or dispersion; a complete collapse or failure
deplorable (adj.)
causing or being a subject for grief or regret
ebullient (adj.)
overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited
exculpate (v.)
to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame
explicate (v.)
to make plain or clear by explanation
feckless (adj.)
ineffective, incompetent; having no sense of responsibility
furtive (adj.)
taken, done, used, etc., secretly or by stealth
heinous (adj.)
hateful, odious, abominable
impeccable (adj.)
faultless, flawless, irreproachable
impolitic (adj.)
not thoughtful or careful in practical matters
incongruous (adj.)
out of place or lacking harmony with its surroundings
jocular (adj.)
given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting
lucid (adj.)
easily understood; completly intelligible; rational or sane
lugubrious (adj.)
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
obstreperous (adj.)
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner
ostracise (v.)
to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.
penurious (adj.)
extremely stingy or extemely poor
plethora (n.)
excess; overabundance
proliferation (n.)
a rapid and often excessive spread or increase
salacious (adj.)
lustful, lecherous, obscene
sanctimonious (adj.)
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.
tactile (adj.)
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch; perceptible to the touch
unctuous (adj.)
characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug
venal (adj.)
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary
voracious (adj.)
craving or consuming large quantities of food; exceedingly avid or eager