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Abscond
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant
deviating from the norm
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alacrity
eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly
deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
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approbation
an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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assuage
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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audacious
daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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austere
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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axiomatic
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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canonical
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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capricious
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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censure
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
trickery or subterfuge
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connoisseur
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted
complex or complicated
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disabuse
to undeceive; to set right
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discordant
conflicting; dissonant or harsh
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disparate
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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eloquent
well-spoken, expressive, articulate
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enervate
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui
dissatisfaction and restlessness
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equivocate
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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erudite
very learned; scholarly
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exculpate
exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
improvised; done without preparation
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filibuster
intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate
to loudly attack or denounce
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probity
adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
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proclivity
a natural predisposition or inclination
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profligate
excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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propensity
a natural inclination or tendency, penchant
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prosaic
dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
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pungent
characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
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quixotic
foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
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quotidian
occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
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rarefy
to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
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recondite
hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
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refulgent
radiant; shiny; brilliant
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renege
to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
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sedulous
diligent; persistent; hard-working
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shard
a piece of broken pottery or glass
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soporific
causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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sparse
thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
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spendthrift
one who spends money wastefully
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subtle
not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
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tacit
implied; not explicitly stated
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terse
brief and concise in wording
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tout
to publicly praise or promote
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trenchant
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
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unfeigned
genuine; not false or hypocritical
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untenable
indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
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vacillate
to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; waver
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variegated
multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
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vexation
annoyance; irritation
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vigilant
alertly watchful
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vituperate
to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate
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volatile
readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive
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