All terms in this list:
volatile: readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive
vituperate: to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate
vigilant: alertly watchful
vexation: annoyance; irritation
variegated: multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
vacillate: to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; to waver
untenable: indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
unfeigned: genuine; not false or hypocritical
trenchant: sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
tout: to publicly praise or promote
terse: brief and concise in wording
tacit: implied; not explicitly stated
subtle: not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
spendthrift: one who spends money wastefully
sparse: thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
shard: a piece of broken pottery or glass
renege: to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
refulgent: radiant; shiny; brilliant
recondite: hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
rarefy: to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
quotidian: occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
quixotic: foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
pungent: characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
prosaic: dull; unimaginative
propensity: a natural inclination or tendency; penchant
profligate: excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
proclivity: a natural predisposition or inclination
probity: adherence to highest principles; uprightness
pristine: pure; uncorrupted; clean
presumptuous: overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties
neophyte: a recent convert; a beginner; novice
intractable: not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
inimical: damaging; harmful; injurious
immutable: not capable of change
divulge: to disclose something secret
disparage: to slight or belittle
dilettante: one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
desiccate: to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
derision: scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment
decorum: polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
cynicism: an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
convention: a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
contiguous: sharing a border; touching; adjacent
astringent: having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe
anachronism: something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
alchemy: a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold
aggrandize: to increase in intensity, power, or prestige
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