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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