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vanguard

The leading or forward position in a movement

propitious

Favorable

dénouement

OUTCOME; UNRAVELING OF THE PLOT OF A PLAY OR WORK OF LITERATURE

tempestuous

adjective - (of the elements) as if showing violent anger adjective - characterized by violent emotions or behavior

poignant

adjective - arousing affect adjective - keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

perfunctory

adjective - as a formality only adjective - hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

obsequious

adjective - attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner adjective - attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

forthright

adjective - characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion adverb - directly and without evasion; not roundabout

trenchant

adjective - clearly or sharply defined to the mind adjective - characterized by or full of force and vigor adjective - having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect

mawkish

adjective - effusively or insincerely emotional

halcyon

adjective - idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity noun - a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World noun - (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher adjective - marked by peace and prosperity noun - a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves

dilapidated

adjective - in deplorable condition

sedulous

adjective - marked by care and persistent effort

prosiac

adjective - not challenging; dull and lacking excitement adjective - not fanciful or imaginative adjective - lacking wit or imagination

penurious

adjective - not having enough money to pay for necessities adjective - excessively unwilling to spend

abrogate

verb - revoke formally

promulgate

verb - state or announce verb - put a law into effect by formal declaration

annex

verb - take (territory) as if by conquest verb - attach to noun - an addition that extends a main building

languished

weakened

preduent

wise

artless

adjective - showing lack of art adjective - simple and natural; without cunning or deceit adjective - (of persons) lacking art or knowledge adjective - characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious

pugnacious

adjective - tough and callous by virtue of experience adjective - ready and able to resort to force or violence

itinerant

adjective - traveling from place to place to work noun - a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

denouement

an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot

amenable

cooperative

holding forth on

discussing

disingenuous

disingenuous, Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

precipitious

djective - done with very great haste and without due deliberation adjective - extremely steep

histrionics

fits of melodramatic behavior

saturnine

gloomy, dark, sullen, morose

artifice

noun - a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

heretic

noun - a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) noun - a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church

aplomb

noun - great coolness and composure under strain

subterfuge

noun - something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

insouciant

noun - the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you

subversive

seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution

plodding

slow-moving and unexciting.

bloviating

speaking in a pompous manner

galvanizing

stimulating, energizing

reprehensible

(adj.) deserving blame or punishment

supercilious

Arrogant

solicitude

Concern

winsome

attractive; There was something ineffably ______ about Cleopatra's personality that drew many to her - extant coins, bearing the Egyptian queen's visage, however, have led many to believe that this attribute did not extend to her physiognomy.

disenfranchisement

being deprived of a privilege. Does not mean shock or anger

jingoism

belligerent support of one's country

plattitues

canned phrases; Small talk abounds with ____________, which are nothing more than canned phrases lacking any real substance.

graft

corruption, venality

plebeian

crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners

addenda

end of the book

fawning

kissing up

exacting

making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.

sanguine

optimistically cheerful and confident

staid

sedate, respectable, and unadventurous

besieged

surrounded, surrounded by hostile forces

celerity

swiftness

glib

to speak in smooth manner, one which suggests insincerity on the speaker's part


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