portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
opulent
characterized by or exhibiting opulence:
parsimonious
characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
preclude
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible:
pseudo
not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.
sagacity
acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment.
tedium
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
tenuous
thin or slender in form, as a thread.
torpid
inactive or sluggish.
vivacity
the quality or state of being vivacious.
voguish
being in vogue; fashionable; chic.
avid
enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen:
shrewd
astute or sharp in practical matters:
brusquely
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough:
seething
to surge or foam as if boiling.
surmised
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
chemise
A woman loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
balk
To stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified usually fol. by at:
divulged
To disclose or reveal something private, secret, or previously unknown.
larceny
The wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker039;s own use.
abhor
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
adroit
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
ardent
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
astute
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
atavistic
of, pertaining to, or characterized by atavism; reverting to or suggesting the characteristics of a remote ancestor or primitive type.
bigot
a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
bilk
to defraud; cheat:
boisterous
rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained:
bombast
speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words.
canny
careful; cautious; prudent:
capacious
capable of holding much; spacious or roomy:
capitulate
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.
chivalrous
having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
choleric
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible:
deleterious
injurious to health:
demure
characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
diktat
a harsh, punitive settlement or decree imposed unilaterally on a defeated nation, political party, etc.
diurnal
of or pertaining to a day or each day; daily.
ephemeral
lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory:
erudite
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly:
erudition
knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning; scholarship.
exculpate
to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
exigent
requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.
facetious
not meant to be taken seriously or literally:
frugal
economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful:
gallivant
to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
hedonist
a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
idyllic
suitable for or suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple or rustic:
immaculate
free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean:
impious
not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
inveterate
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like:
lachrymose
suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
languid
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow:
lucubrate
to work, write, or study laboriously, esp. at night.
lugubrious
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner:
lunacy
insanity; mental disorder.
magnanimous
generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness:
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
opulent
characterized by or exhibiting opulence:
parsimonious
characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
preclude
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible:
pseudo
not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.
sagacity
acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment.
tedium
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
tenuous
thin or slender in form, as a thread.
torpid
inactive or sluggish.
vivacity
the quality or state of being vivacious.
voguish
being in vogue; fashionable; chic.
avid
enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen:
shrewd
astute or sharp in practical matters:
brusquely
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough:
seething
to surge or foam as if boiling.
surmised
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
chemise
A woman loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
balk
To stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified usually fol. by at:
divulged
To disclose or reveal something private, secret, or previously unknown.
larceny
The wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker039;s own use.
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