hiatus
a pause or gap
immutable
unchangeable
impassive
without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face
imperial
like an emperor; related to an empire
impiety
lack of reverence
import
significance; importance; meaning
improvident
thriftless; bad with money
inception
start; beginning
incorrigible
uncorrectable
ingenuous
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid
inured
accustomed; hardened
intrepid
fearless
juggernaut
a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
lackluster
lacking luster or shine
laconic
brief and to the point
lampoon
ridicule
lionize
to treat as a celebrity
livid
furiously angry
lumber
move heavily or clumsily
marshall
to arrange in order
luminary
celebrity; dignitary
malaise
discomfort; unease
magnate
powerful or influential person
maelstrom
whirlpool
maudlin
effusively sentimental
mettle
courage or spirit
mellifluous
smoothly flowing
mercurial
changing unpredictably, fickle
meticulous
Extremely careful
microcosm
a miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale
mordant
Bitingly sarcastic
nascent
coming into existence
nefarious
extremely wicked
nexus
a connection
abject
wretched; lacking pride
abstruse
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
accolade
award of merit
amplify
to make louder
bastian
A strong defense or fort (or one likened to it)
behemoth
huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
cajole
coax; wheedle
carnage
destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals
churlish
rude and boorish
concur
to agree
defame
harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory
discerning
mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive
efficacy
capacity or power to produce a desired effect
emmulate
to immitate; to rival
epicure
connoisseur of food and drink
encumber
to weigh down or burden
erudite
scholarly, learned
fatuous
foolish; inane
formidable
menacing; threatening; difficult to defeat
fractious
misbehaving; unruly
funereal
sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral
gadfly
animal-biting fly; an irritating person
gambol
to dance or skip around playfully
garrulous
excessively, tiresomely talkative
gauche
clumsy, boorish
gingerly
very carefully
grovel
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
hackneyed
commonplace; trite
hardy
sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather