Verbose​ (adj): using or expressed in more words than are needed.

Irksome​ (adj): irritating; annoying.

Irk​ (verb): irritate; annoy.
Promulgate​ (verb):
1. promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).
2. put (a law of decree) into effect by official proclamation.
Replete​ (adj):
1. filled or well-supplied with something.
2. very full or sated by food.
Confer​ (verb):
1. grant or bestow (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
2. have discussions; exchange opinions.
Cloister​ (verb): seclude or shut up in or as if in a convent or monastery.
Tripe​ (noun): ​informal​: nonsense; rubbish.
Anathema​ (noun): something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
Vitriol​ (noun): cruel and bitter criticism.
Accede​ (verb):
1. assent or agree to a demand, request, or treaty.
2. assume an office or position.
Commensurate ​(adj): corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
Craven​ (adj): contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.
(noun): ​archaic​:​ ​a cowardly person.
Spurn​ (verb): reject with disdain or contempt.
Subservient ​(adj):
1. prepared to obey others unquestioningly.
2. less important; subordinate.
3. serving as a means to an end.
Servile ​(adj):
1. having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.
2. of or characteristic of a slave or slaves.
Bare​ (verb): uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.
Unbare​ (verb): strip, uncover, bare.
Vagrant ​(adj):
1. characteristic relating to or living the life of a vagrant.
2. moving from place to place; wandering.
3. ​literary​: moving or occurring unpredictably; inconstant.
Wallow​ (verb): (of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that creates a
pleasurable sensation).
Ephemera​ (noun): things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time.
Folly ​(noun): lack of good sense; foolishness.
Poise​ (noun):
1. graceful and elegant bearing in a person. composure and dignity of manner.
2. ​archaic​: balance; equilibrium.
(verb):
1. be or cause to be balanced or suspended.
2. (of a person or organization) be ready to do something.
Malign​ (adj): evil in nature or effect; malevolent.
(verb): speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner.
Deter ​(verb):
1. discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the
consequences.
2. prevent the occurrence of.
Culpable ​(adj): deserving blame.
Consign ​(verb):
1. deliver (something) to a person's custody, typically in order for it to be sold.
2. send (goods) by a public carrier.
3. assign; commit decisively or permanently.
Bereave ​(verb): be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the
loved one's death.
Bereft​ (adj): (archaic past participle of bereave.)
1. deprived of or lacking something, especially a nonmaterial asset.
2. (of a person) lonely and abandoned, especially through someone's death or departure.
Surfeit​ (noun): an excessive amount of something.
(verb): cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed
or done it to excess.
Afeard​ (adj): afraid.
’Neath ​(prep): beneath.
Strife​ (noun): angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
Sunder​ (verb): split apart.
Rend ​(verb):
1. tear (something) into two or more pieces.
2. ​archaic​: wrench (something) violently.
3. ​literary​: cause great emotional pain to (a person or their heart).
Docile ​(adj): ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.
Anathema ​(noun): something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
Addlepated ​(adj):
1. being mixed up; confused.
2. eccentric.
Compunction​ (noun): a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of
something bad.
Churlish​ (adj): rude in a mean-spirited and surly way. (churlishly (adverb)) (churlishness
(noun))
Denigrate​ (verb): criticize unfairly; disparage. (denigrator (noun)) (denigratory (adj))
Contentious​ (adj):
1. causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
2. involving heated argument.
3. (of a person) given to arguing or provoking argument.
Contention ​(noun):
1. heated disagreement.
an assertion, especially one maintained in argument.
Pernicious​ (adj): having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Neologism​ (noun):
1. a newly coined word or expression.
2. the coining or use of new words.
Reprehensible​ (adj): deserving censure or condemnation.
Ideologue​ (noun): an adherent of an ideology, especially one who is uncompromising and
dogmatic.
Tacit​ (adj): understood or implied without being stated.
Taciturn ​(adj): (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
Mendacity​ (noun): untruthfulness.
Paradigm ​(noun): a typical example or pattern of something; a model.
Ascribe​ (verb): attribute something to (a person, a cause, a characteristic).
Incumbent​ (adj): necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.
Consummate​ (verb): complete (a transaction or attempt); make perfect.
(adj): showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect.
Largesse ​(noun):
1. generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
2. money or gifts given generously.
Flippant​ (adj): not showing a serious or respectful attitude.
Inure ​(verb): accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
Congruous ​(adj): in agreement or harmony.
Acrid​ (adj):
1. having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell.
2. angry and bitter.
Dirge​ (noun): a mournful song, piece of music, or poem.
Confabulate ​(verb):
1. engage in conversation; talk.
2. fabricate imaginary experiences as compensation for loss of memory.
Luftmensch ​(noun): one more concerned with airy intellectual pursuits than practical matters
like earning an income. (plural: ​luftmenschen​)
Puerile​ (adj): childishly silly and trivial.
Inveterate ​(adj):
1. having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and
unlikely to change.
2. (of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change.
Adroit ​(adj): clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
Averse​ (adj): having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.
Avarice​ (noun): extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Propensity​ (noun): an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
Efficacy ​(noun): ​formal​: the ability to produce a desired or intended result.
Epoch​ (noun):
1. a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable
events or particular characteristics.
2. the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of someone or something.
Credulous​ (adj): having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Incredulous ​(adj): (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
Cessation ​(noun): the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.
Prodigal​ (adj):
1. spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.
2. Having or giving something on a lavish scale.
 (noun):
1. a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way.
2. a person who leaves home and behaves recklessly, but later makes a repentant return.
Enervate ​(verb): cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
(adj): ​literary​: lacking in energy or vitality.
Indelible ​(adj): 1. (of ink or a pen) making marks that cannot be removed.
2. not able to be forgotten or removed.
Scourge​ (noun): a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering.
(verb): cause great suffering to.
Renew​ (verb):
1. resume (an activity) after an interruption.
2. re-establish (a relationship).
3. repeat (an action or statement).
4. give fresh life or strength to.
5. extend for a further period the validity of (a license, subscription, or contract).
6. replace (something that is broken or worn out).
Despondent​ (adj): in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
Avail​ (verb): ​literary:​ help or benefit.
(noun): use or benefit.
Impart​ (verb):
1. make (information) known; communicate.
2. bestow (a quality).
Vacuity​ (noun):
1. lack of thought or intelligence; empty-headedness.
2. empty space; emptiness.
Magnanimous ​(adj): generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.
Obdurate​ (adj): stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.
Chauvinism​ (noun):
1. exaggerated or aggressive patriotism.
2. excessive or prejudiced support for one's own cause, group, or sex.
Foible​ (noun): a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character.
Asinine ​(adj): extremely stupid or foolish.
Fête​ (verb): honor or entertain (someone) lavishly.
Balk​ (verb):
1. hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.
2. thwart or hinder (a plan or person).
3. prevent a person or animal from having (something).
4. ​archaic​: miss or refuse (a chance or invitation).
Begrudge ​(verb):
1. envy (someone) the possession or enjoyment of (something).
2. give reluctantly or resentfully.
Endemic​ (adj):
1. (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a
certain area.
2. characteristic of or prevalent in a particular field, area, or environment
3. denoting an area in which a particular disease is regularly found.
Carping ​(adj): difficult to please; critical.
Carp​ (verb): complain or find fault continually about trivial matters.
Aphorism​ (noun):
1. a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke,
don't fix it.”.
2. a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author.
Aspersion​ (noun): an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something.
Hamstring​ (verb):
1. cripple (a person or animal) by cutting their hamstrings.
2. severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of.
Transitory​ (adj): not permanent.
Piquant​ (adj):
1. having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor.
2. pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind.
Incense​ (verb): make (someone) very angry.
Snub ​(verb): rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully.
(noun): an act of showing disdain or a lack of cordiality by rebuffing or ignoring
someone or something.
Plod​ (verb):
1. walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps.
2. Work slowly and perseveringly at a dull dask.
(noun):
1. a slow, heavy walk.
Irascible​ (adj): having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.
Imbibe ​(verb): absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge).
Inculcate ​(verb):
1. instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction.
2. teach (someone) an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction.
Impute​ (verb):
1. represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done, caused, or
possessed by someone; attribute.
2. ​theology:​ ascribe (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to someone by virtue of a similar quality in
another.
Contrite​ (adj): feeling or expressing remorse or penitence: affected by guilt.
Frugal​ (adj):
1. sparing or economical with regard to money or food.
2. Simple and plain and costing little.
Altruistic​ (adj): showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others;
unselfish
Pretentious​ (adj): attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture,
etc., than is actually possessed.
Pretension​ (noun):
1. a claim or assertion of a claim to something.
2. an aspiration or claim to a certain status or quality.
Lambast​ (verb): criticize (someone or something) harshly.
Percolate ​(verb):
1. (of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.
2. (of information or an idea or feeling) spread gradually through an area or group of
people.
3. ​US:​ be or become full of lively activity or excitement.
Unmitigated ​(adj):
1. make less severe, serious, or painful.
2. lessen the gravity of (an offense or mistake).
Coy​ (adj):
1. (especially with reference to a woman) making a pretense of shyness or modesty that is
intended to be alluring.
2. reluctant to give details, especially about something regarded as sensitive.
3. ​dated:​ quiet and reserved; shy
Preclude​ (verb):
1. prevent from happening; make impossible.
2. (of a situation or condition) prevent someone from doing something.
Vacillation ​(noun): the inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision.
Vacillate ​(verb): ​alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
Ensconce ​(verb): establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place.
Perdition ​(noun):
1. ​archaic:​ utter destruction
2. ​obsolete​: loss
Obsequious​ (adj): obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
Penchant ​(noun): a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.
Surly ​(adj): bad-tempered and unfriendly.
Supplant​ (verb): supersede and replace.
Milieu ​(noun): a person's social environment.
Aggregate ​(noun):
1. a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements.
2. a material or structure formed from a loosely compacted mass of fragments or
particles.
(adj):
1. formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items; total.
(verb):
form or group into a class or cluster.
Sobriquet ​(noun): a person's nickname.
Amorous​ (adj): showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire.
Contumacious ​(adj): (especially of a defendant's behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to
authority.
Bucolic ​(adj): relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
Caprice ​(noun): a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.
Ratiocination ​(noun):
1. the process of exact thinking; reasoning.
2. a reasoned train of thought.
Mettlesome​ (adj): ​literary​: (of a person or animal) full of spirit and courage.
Portend ​(verb): be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or
calamitous) is likely to happen.
Abstruse​ (adj): difficult to understand; obscure.
Senescence ​(noun): the condition or process of deterioration with age.
Wiseacre ​(noun): a person with an affectation of wisdom or knowledge, regarded with scorn or
irritation by others; a know-it-all.
Manumission ​(noun): release from slavery.
Recondite​ (adj): (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.
Persnickety​ (adj): ​INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN:​
1. placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.
2. requiring a particularly precise or careful approach.
Quintessence ​(noun):
1. the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
2. the aspect of something regarded as the intrinsic and central constituent of its
character.
Quintessential ​(adj): representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
Deft ​(adj):
1. neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.
2. demonstrating skill and cleverness.
Compunctious​ (adj): characterized by guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing
of something bad.
Chagrin ​(noun): distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
(verb): feel distressed or humiliated.
Cavalier​ (noun): a dashing and attentive man, especially one acting as a lady's escort.
(adj): showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.
Fallacious ​(adj): based on a mistaken belief.
Conflagration​ (noun):

1. an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.

2. conflict, war.
Duplicity ​(noun):
1. contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action, especially ​ ​the belying of one's
true intentions by deceptive words or action.
2. the quality or state of being double or twofold.
Countenance​ (noun):
1. a person's face or facial expression.
 2. support.

(verb):
1. admit as acceptable or possible.
Caesura​ (noun): any interruption or break.
Eclectic ​(adj): deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
(noun): a person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of
sources.
Pusillanimous​ (adj): showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.
Plenary​ (adj):
1. unqualified; absolute.
2. (of a meeting) to be attended by all participants at a conference or assembly, who
otherwise meet in smaller groups.
(noun):
1. a meeting or session attended by all participants at a conference or assembly.
Opine​ (verb): ​formal:​ hold and state as one's opinion.
Opprobrium ​(noun):
1. harsh criticism or censure.
2. the public disgrace arising from someone's shameful conduct.
3. ​Archaic​: an occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace.
Peremptory ​(adj): (especially of a person's manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention
or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.
Notwithstanding​ (prep): despite.

(adverb): nevertheless, however.

(conj): although.
Trifling​ (adj): unimportant or trivial.
Unsavory ​(adj):
1. disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at.
2. disagreeable and unpleasant because morally disreputable.
Nominal ​(adj):
1. (of a role or status) existing in name only.
2. (of a price or amount of money) very small; far below the real value or cost.
Urbane ​(adj): (of a person, especially a man) suave, courteous, and refined in manner.
Otiose​ (adj):
1. serving no practical purpose or result.
2. ​archaic​: indolent; idle.
Impetus​ (noun):
1. the force or energy with which a body moves.
2. the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly.
Farrago ​(noun): a confused mixture.
Fatuous ​(adj): silly and pointless.
Ostentatious​ (adj): characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract
notice.
Arcane​ (adj): understood by few; mysterious or secret.
Pejorative​ (adj): expressing contempt or disapproval.
(noun): a word expressing contempt or disapproval.
Importunate​ (adj): persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion.
Parity ​(noun):
1. the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay.
(noun): ​medicine:​
1. the fact or condition of having borne children.
2. the number of children previously borne.
Hapless​ (adj): (especially of a person) unfortunate.
Hegemony​ (noun): leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over
others.
Gelid​ (adj): ​literary:​ icy; extremely cold.
Harangue​ (noun): a lengthy and aggressive speech.
(verb): lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner.
Acerbic ​(adj):
1. (especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.
2. ​ARCHAIC•TECHNICAL​: tasting sour or bitter.
Cadre ​(noun):
1. a small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.
2. a group of activists in a communist or other revolutionary organization.
3. a member of an activist group.
Ameliorate ​(verb): ​formal:​ make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Allay ​(verb):
1. diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).
2. relieve or alleviate (pain or hunger).
Vox populi ​(noun): the opinions or beliefs of the majority; popular sentiment.
Trenchant​ (adj):
1. vigorous or incisive in expression or style.
2. ​ARCHAIC•LITERARY​: (of a weapon or tool) having a sharp edge.
Jejune​ (adj):
1. naive, simplistic, and superficial.
2. (of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting.
Lagniappe​ (noun): ​north american:​ something given as a bonus or extra gift.
Soporific​ (adj): tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
(noun): a drug or other agent that induces sleep.
Specious​ (adj):
1. superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
2. misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive.
Droll​ (adj): curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.
(noun): ​archaic:​ a jester or entertainer; a buffoon.
Attenuate​ (verb):
1. reduce the force, effect, or value of.
2. reduce the amplitude of (a signal, electric current, or other oscillation).
3. reduce the virulence of (a pathogenic organism), especially when preparing a vaccine.
4. reduce in thickness; make thin.
(adj): ​rare​:
1. reduced in force, effect, or physical thickness.
Congeries ​(noun): a disorderly collection; a jumble.
Apoplectic ​(adj): ​informal​: overcome with anger; extremely indignant.
Errant​ (adj):
1. ​FORMAL•HUMOROUS​: erring or straying from the proper course or standards.
2. ​ARCHAIC•LITERARY​: traveling in search of adventure.
Precocious ​(adj):
1. (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than
usual.
2. (of behavior or ability) indicative of early development.
3. (of a plant) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual.
Preclude ​(verb):
1. prevent from happening; make impossible.
2. (of a situation or condition) prevent someone from doing something.
Prerogative​ (noun): a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
Ineluctable ​(adj): unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable.
Revelry​ (noun): lively and noisy festivities, especially when these involve drinking a large
amount of alcohol.
Inimical​ (adj):
1. tending to obstruct or harm.
2. unfriendly; hostile.
Amorphous​ (adj):
1. without a clearly defined shape or form.
2. lacking a clear structure or focus.
Sartorial​ (adj): relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress.
Sedulous​ (adj): (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.
Dour ​(adj): relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.
Pseudo ​(adj): ​informal:​ not genuine; spurious or sham.
(noun): a pretentious or insincere person.
Remit​ (verb):
1. cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment).
2. send (money) in payment or as a gift.
3. refer (a matter for decision) to some authority.
4. ​archaic:​ diminish.
(noun):
an item referred to someone for consideration.
Remuneration ​(noun): money paid for work or a service.
Remiss​ (adj): lacking care or attention to duty; negligent.
Laconic​ (adj): (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
Lackadaisical ​(adj): lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.
Louche​ (adj): disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way.
Sordid ​(adj):
1. involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
2. dirty or squalid.
Querulous​ (adj): complaining in a petulant or whining manner.
Repine​ (verb): ​literary​: feel or express discontent; fret.
Opulent​ (adj): ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish; wealthy.
Rapt​ (adj):
 1. completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing.
2. ​archaic​: having been carried away bodily or transported to heaven.
Anodyne​ (adj): not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so.
(noun): a painkilling drug or medicine.
Placid ​(adj):
1. (of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited.
2. (especially of a place or stretch of water) calm and peaceful, with little movement or
activity.
Nascent​ (adj): (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning
to display signs of future potential.
Inter ​(verb): place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.
Parsimonious​ (adj): unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.
Pecuniary​ (adj): ​formal​: relating to or consisting of money.
Affable​ (adj): friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.
Propinquity​ (noun):
1. ​formal:​ the state of being close to someone or something; proximity.
2. ​technical​: close kinship.
Berate​ (verb): scold or criticize (someone) angrily.
Chagrin​ (noun): distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
(verb): feel distressed or humiliated.
Contrition​ (noun): the state of feeling remorseful and penitent.
Abject​ (adj):
1. (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree.
2. (of a person or their behavior) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing.
Vindictive​ (adj): having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.
Tantamount​ (adj): equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
Lodestar​ (noun): a person or thing that serves as an inspiration or guide.
Effluvium​ (noun): an unpleasant or harmful odor, secretion, or discharge.
Repute​ (verb):
1. be generally said or believed to do something or to have particular characteristics.
2. be generally said or believed to exist or be of a particular type, despite not being so.
3. be widely known and respected.
(noun):
1. the opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being generally
regarded in a particular way.
2. the state of being highly thought of; fame.
Begrime​ (verb): blacken with ingrained dirt.
Balmy ​(adj):
1. (of the weather) pleasantly warm.
2.​ ​DATED•NORTH AMERICAN​: extremely foolish; eccentric.
3. mad; crazy.
Lout ​(noun): an uncouth and aggressive man or boy.
Vivacious​ (adj): (especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated.
Irreverence​ (noun): a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.
Modicum​ (noun): a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered
desirable or valuable.
Acumen​ (noun): the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a
particular domain.
Profundity​ (noun):
1. deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought.
2. great depth or intensity of a state, quality, or emotion.
3. a statement or idea that shows great knowledge or insight.
Gaunt​ (adj):
1. (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.
2. (of a building or place) grim or desolate in appearance.
Enfeeble​: (verb): make weak or feeble.
Vicissitude ​(noun):
1. a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
2. ​literary:​ alternation between opposite or contrasting things.
Hallmark ​(noun): a distinguishing characteristic, trait, or feature
Presage ​(verb):
1. (of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will
happen.
(noun):
1. a sign or warning that something, typically something bad, will happen; an omen or
portent.
Pecuniary​ (adj): ​formal​: relating to or consisting of money.
Emolument​ (noun): ​formal​: a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.
Arduous​ (adj): involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
Inquietude​ (noun): physical or mental restlessness or disturbance.
Propitious ​(adj):
1. giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable.
2. ​archaic​: favorably disposed toward someone.
Felicity​ (noun):
1. intense happiness.
2. the ability to find appropriate expression for one's thoughts.
Maxim​ (noun): a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
Indissoluble​ (adj): unable to be destroyed; lasting.
Ardent​ (adj):
1. enthusiastic or passionate.
2. ​ARCHAIC•LITERARY​: burning; glowing.
Scrupulous​ (adj):
1. (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
2. very concerned to avoid doing wrong.
Unscrupulous​ (adj): having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.
Exhort​ (verb): strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.
Languish​ (verb):
1. (of a person or other living thing) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble.
2. fail to make progress or be successful.
3. ​archaic​: pine with love or grief.
4. ​archaic:​ assume or display a sentimentally tender or melancholy expression or tone.
5. suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.
Impel​ (verb):
1. drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something.
2. drive forward; propel.
Induct​ (verb):
1. admit (someone) formally to a position or organization.
2. introduce someone to (a difficult or obscure subject).
3. ​US:​ enlist (someone) for military service.
Exude​ (verb):
1. discharge (moisture or a smell) slowly and steadily.
2. (of a person) display (an emotion or quality) strongly and openly.
3. (of a place) have a strong atmosphere of.
Appertain​ (verb):
1. relate to; concern.
2. be appropriate or applicable.
Diminution​ (noun): a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.
Dint​ (noun):
1. an impression or hollow in a surface.
2. ​archaic​: a blow or stroke, typically one made with a weapon in fighting.
(verb):
1. mark (a surface) with impressions or hollows.
Assuage​ (verb):
1. make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
2. satisfy (an appetite or desire).
Palaver​ (noun): ​informal​:
1. unnecessarily elaborate or complex procedure.
(verb):
1. talk unproductively and at length.
Conceit​ (noun):
1. excessive pride in oneself.
2. a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor.
Raze​ (verb): completely destroy (a building, town, or other site).
Relent ​(verb):
1. abandon or mitigate a harsh intention or cruel treatment.
2. (especially of bad weather) become less severe or intense.
Nadir ​(noun): the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.
Veracity​ (noun):
1. conformity to facts; accuracy.
2. habitual truthfulness.
Endearing​ (adj): inspiring love or affection.
Spat​ (noun):
1. a petty quarrel.
(verb):
1. quarrel pettily.
Rapport​ (noun): a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned
understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.
Pundit​ (noun): an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give
opinions about it to the public.
Coterie​ (noun): a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is
 exclusive of other people.
Nascent​ (adj): (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning
to display signs of future potential.