Astute
Shrewd, perceptive
A flash in the pan
A disappointment
Amicable
Friendly
Acrimonious
Bitter, caustic, biting
Affluent
Wealthy
aspirant
one who strives for a position
accost
to approach adn speak to
adverse
unfavorable, harmful
asset
something of value
advocate
one who speaks or write for a cause
blatant
harsh, shrill
bigots
narrow minded
consternation
concern, dread, dismay
chagrin
embarrassment
confidant
one in whom you confide
caustic
biting, stinging, burning
castigate
reproof, criticize, punish
clandestine
secret
cognizant
aware
doleful
sad, melancholy
dupe
to fool
distraught
crazed, absent minded, worried
discern
to be aware
entourage
group of attendants, fans
euphemism
less offensive term
elusive
hard to grasp
ethics
codes of behavior
eschew
avoid
eminent
outstanding, prominent
exacerbate
make worse
extortion
to get money by threat
eat humble pie
to ask for forgiveness
engrossed
absorbed, occupied completely
excruciating
intense pain, agonizing
furtive
secret
feasible
possible, plausible
flout
scoff, mock, jeer, show contempt
fiasco
a complete failure
flagrant
obvious, conspicuous, offensive
fretful
worrisome
histrionics
to pull a fit to gain an advantage
hapless
unlucky
harass
to bother, annoy
harbinger
the first of its kind
implacable
cannot be pacified
interject
to throw in between
intrepid
brave
inert
without the power to move
imminent
about to happen, threatening
infamous
famous for the wrong reasons
inclement
stormy, harsh
implore
beg
impresario
organizer of a series of events
jurisdiction
arena of authority
loathe
reluctant
monolithic
huge, massive
masticate
chew
malignant
deadly,likely to cause death
naive
simple, childlike
nefarious
evil
nuance
a subtle distinction
obsess
to haunt or preoccupy
oust
to throw out
obsolescence
outdated, old fashioned
privation
lack of necessities
precocious
unusually mature at an early age
pertinent
to the point
plethora
plenty
perfunctory
brief, quick, careless, superficial
pugnacious
belligerent, wanting to fight
pernicious
highly injurious or destructive
perverse
to persist in error
quell
stop
reprehensible
worthy of blame
rule the roost
be in charge
replete
filled with
recoil
draw back
revert
to turn back
reticent
silent, quiet
symptomatic
having to do with signs or symptoms
sinister
evil
squeamish
easily shocked
salient
important, outstanding
solicit
ask, seek, plead
surge
push forward
scurrilous
coarse, vulgar language
solace
comfort, aid, sympathy
steeped
soaked, saturated, engrossed
tranquil
peaceful
thwart
hinder, defeat
thumbs down
a signal of rejection
tinge
trace, small amount
ubiquitous
everywhere at the same time
virulent
poisonous, full of hate
voluble
talkative
wan
sickly, pale, languid