ECCENTRICITIES
adj. Deviation from the normal, expected, or established
INJUNCTION
(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
EFFUSIONS
unrestrained outpouring of feelings
CONSECRATED
solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
CAPACIOUS
(adj.) able to hold much, roomy
DROSS
worthless material that should be removed
CAPITULATED
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
CONCILIATING
becoming agreeable, appeasing
AMELIORATE
to make better
IRREVOCABLY
unable to be changed or reversed
INDEFATIGABLE
showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
IGNOBLE
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
INCLEMENCY
harshness; severity; lack of mercy
CHIMERICAL
produced by a wildly fanciful imagination
AVERRED
to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner
MULTIFARIOUS
having many aspects
PROGENY
offspring; children; descendants
IMMUTABLE
not subject to change, constant
SATIATE
overeat or eat immodestly
IMPRUDENCE
a lack of caution in practical affairs
PROGNOSTICATED
to predict on the basis of present indications
PANEGYRIC
a formal expression of praise
MIEN
(n.) air, manner; appearance; expression
DOGMATISM
arrogant, stubborn assertion of opinion or belief
PEDANTRY
a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
ABSTRUSE
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
PROTRACTED
relatively long in duration
LASSITUDE
(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
PALPITATION
a rapid and irregular heart beat
VACILLATING
uncertain in purpose or action
APPROBATION
the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
DIFFIDENT
lacking self-confidence
EULOGY
a formal expression of praise, a formal speech praising a person who has died
DILATORINESS
slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
SALUBRIOUS
favorable to health of mind or body
CALLOUS
emotionally hardened
INFAMY
evil fame or public reputation
IGNOMINIOUS
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
EXCULPATED
freed from any question of guilt
ADDUCED
To cite as an example or means of proof in an argument; bring forward for consideration.
ABSOLUTION
the act of absolving or remitting
EPHEMERAL
enduring a very short time, momentary, fleeting
DISSOLUBLE
(adj) 1 : capable of being dissolved. 2 : capable of being destroyed, as through disintegration or decomposition.
EQUITABLE
implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all
IMPERVIOUS
not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
DEBILITATED
weak and feeble
PURLOINED
taken dishonestly
ENIGMATIC
not clear to the understanding
EXHORTATIONS
language intended to incite and encourage
GENIAL
diffusing warmth and friendliness
SCION
a descendent or heir
DOTED
to lavish excessive love on
TENETS
beliefs of a group; doctrines
INDELIBLY
permanently; in a way that cannot be erased or removed
NOISOME
causing or able to cause nausea
EXPOSTULATE
to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
SUCCOR
assistance in time of difficulty
IMPRECATE
wish harm upon
UNDULATIONS
wavelike pattern of rise and falls
ERADICATING
wiping out; destroying
SOLEMNIZATION
the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
DILATORY
using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition
ENFRANCHISED
endowed with the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
MACHINATIONS
evil schemes or plots
SEDULOUS
marked by care and persistent effort
INDOLENCE
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
PENURY
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
SOPHISMS
an argument or explanation that seems very clever or subtle on the surface but is actually flawed, misleading, or intended to deceive
INSUPERABLE
impossible to surmount
POLITIC
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication, marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
TORPOR
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility, laziness; inactivity; dullness
INQUIETUDE
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
IMPERIOUS
able to deal authoritatively with affairs, overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
PARADISIACAL
resembling paradise
DEPUTATION
authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
OPPROBRIUM
a state of extreme dishonor
CONTUMELY
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
CONFLAGRATIONS
destructive fire
EPISTOLARY
written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence
SUPERFLUOUS
more than is needed, desired, or required