acrimonious
caustic
ameliorate
to make better, to relieve, to improve
amenable
open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable
amorphous
shapeless, having no definite form
buoyant
capable of floating; cheerful
cajole
to persuade with deliberate flattery, to coax, to wheedle
calamity
a serious event causing distress or misfortune
debase
to reduce in dignity or quality
efface
to erase, to wear away
elucidate
to make clear, to explain
ephemeral
lasting a short period of time, fleeting
ferocity
savagery
flourish
to thrive, to grow well
haughty
arrogant, excessively proud and vain
impervious
incapable of being entered or penetrated, not capable of being damaged
inane
lacking significance, meaning, or point; silly, insipid
indolence
laziness
infallible
incapable of error
inscrutable
difficult to understand; mysterious
languid
slow, sluggish, listless, weak
malice
desire to harm others
oblique
slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading
opulence
wealth, affluence, abundance
penitent
showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant
perfunctory
acting routinely with little interest or care