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zealous
fervent; ardent; impassioned
transient
fleeting; passing quickly; brief
tirade
a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
tenuous
having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
tenacity
the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued
surfeit
excess; overindulgence
superfluous
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
succinct
brief; concise
subpoena
a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
spurious
lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
specious
seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive
reverent
marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
rescind
to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
repudiate
to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown
recalcitrant
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
querulous
prone to complaining or grumbling; quarrelsome
queries
questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations
proliferate
to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
profuse
given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
prodigal
recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
plummet
to plunge or drop straight down
platitude
a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful
placate
to appease; to calm by making concessions
pithy
precise and brief
pith
the essential or central part
pine
to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
penury
poverty; destitution
pedagogy
the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing
occlude
to obstruct or block
mitigate
to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
misanthrope
one who hates all other humans
malevolent
having or showing often vicious ill-will, spite, or hatred
luminous
characterized by brightness and the emission of light
loquacious
extremely talkative
insipid
without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
infelicitous
unfortunate; inappropriate
inchoate
in an initial stage; not fully formed
impunity
immunity from punishment or penalty
impassive
revealing no emotion
iconoclast
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
hegemony
the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
hedonism
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses
hackneyed
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
grandiloquence
pompous speech or expression
exacerbate
to make worse or more severe
evanescent
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
endemic
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
eccentric
departing from norms or conventions
dissemble
to disguise or conceal; to mislead
aver
to state as a fact; to confirm or support
archaic
outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time
adulterate
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
acumen
quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight