Word Power #17, 20
minion
a fawning, servile follower
burlesque
a ludicrous imitation
cartographer
a person who makes maps
interlocutor
a person who takes part in a conversation
modicum
a small amount of something
exotic
allering foreign
carnivore
an animal that eats other animals
sociopath
antisocial person with no sense of moral respect
macho
assertive
asperity
bitterness
placid
calm, peaceful
prattle
chatter continuously about foolish/ unimportant things
limpid
clear, transparent
salient
conspicuous
odious
hateful
oleaginous
like oil, having an oily manner (person)
vociferous
noisy, loud
spurious
not genuine, not true, not valid
sporadic
occasional
minimal
the least possible
accrue
to accumulate, to happen as a natural growth/ result
bobble
to blunder, fumble, treat awkwardly
atrophy
to waste away through illness/ deterioration
precarious
uncertain, open to chance, risky
punctilious
Paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful
truculent
fierce and cruel; eager to fight
panegyric
elaborate or formal praise
ebullient
enthusiastic, exuberant, bubbing with high spirits
hyperbole
exaggeration
baffling
impossible to understand; perplexing
quixotic
impractical, foolishly idealistic
enamored
in love with; charmed by
intransigent
inflexible, refusing to compromise/ agree
sacrosanct
inviolable, unbroken
shenanigans
playful mischief
regal
royal
surreptitious
secret, stealthy
warble
sing with trills, runs, or quavers like a bird
repository
storage area, a supply resource
epigrammatic
witty, terse
