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Divisive

Tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.

Vociferous

Expressing feelings in a loud/forceful manner

Garrulous

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Effusive

showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

Taciturn

(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Reticent

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.

Munificent

characterized by or displaying great generosity.

Risqué

slightly indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive.

Extraneous

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.

Sporadic

occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

Incontrovertible

not able to be denied or disputed.

Infallibility

the quality of being infallible; the inability to be wrong.

Doggedness

persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.

Vacillation

the inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision.

Hitherto

until now or until the point in time under discussion.

Resolute

admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering.

Pretension

a claim or assertion of a claim to something.

Annulled

a claim or assertion of a claim to something.

Spurious

not being what it purports to be; false or fake.

Conscientious

wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.

Idyllic

extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.

Unmarred

free from physical or moral spots or stains;

Hallowed

honour as holy.

Eclectic

deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

Invidious

(of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others.

Impropmtu

done without being planned or rehearsed.


Dogmatic

inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true.

Leery

cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions.

Clandestine

kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.

Sanguine

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

Doctrinaire

seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations.

Autonomous

having the freedom to act independently.

Intransigence

Unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something:

Imperious

arrogant and domineering.

Precocious

(of a child) having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than is usual or expected.

Fatuous

silly and pointless.

Sagacious

having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd.

Ignoble

not honourable in character or purpose.

Abate

To reduce or lessen

Abdicate

To give up a position

Aberration

something unusual, different from the norm

Amicable

Agreeable

Anachronistic

out of the context of time, out of date

Boisterous

Enthusiastic or loud

Brusque

Short, rude

Canny

Careful or shrewd

Capacious

Very large, spacious

Capitulate

Surrender

Demagogue

An exploitative leader.

Enervating

Tiring or draining

Ephemeral

Short and fleeting

Evanescent

Short and fleeting

Extenuating

Something that makes the situation not as bad

Florid

Ornate

Forbearance

Patience, restraint

Fortuitous

Lucky

Fraught

filled with

Hackneyed

Cliched

Haughty

Arrogant, Condescending

Hedonist

A person who acts in the pursuit of pleasure

Impetuous

Rash or impulsive

Impute

To assign or attribute

Intrepid

Fearless, adventurous

Lobbyist

A person who takes one side or the other and attempts to persuade government officials.

Opulent

Wealthy

Orator

Speaker

Ostentatious

Showy or flamboyant

Perfidious

Deceitful and untrustworthy

Pragmatic

Practical

Prosaic

Ordinary

Prudent

Careful, wise

Querulous

Irritable, prone to argument

Rancorous

hateful, unpleasant

Reconciliation

coming back together after a disagreement

Reverence

deep respect

Surreptitious

kept secret

Tactful

Polite

Tenacious

Persistent, stubborn

Transient

temporary, impermanent

Venerable

respectable because of its age

Vindicate

to free from blame

Confer

have a conference in order to talk something over

Earnest

sincere and serious

Harry

annoy continually or chronically

Contempt

lack of respect

Disposition

a person's inherent qualities of mind and character.

Allege

Report

notwithstanding

in spite of

Cede

surrender

Contrive

To orchestrate or create something

Facile

shallow, superficial

Ordain

to order something officially

Pious

devoutly religious

Conspicuous

Clearly visible

Assent

to agree

Exalt

praise, glorify or honor

Throng

to cram (of people)

Assail

to attack someone physically or emotionally

Endow

provide with a quality, ability, or asset

Suffrage

the right to vote in political elections.

Ensue

happen or occur afterwards or as a result

Canon

a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine

Impel

cause to move forward with force

Beseech

ask someone urgently and fervently to do or give something.

Illustrious

well known, respected

Entreat

Request, beg

Propriety

correct or appropriate behavior

Consecrate

render holy by means of religious rites

Partisan

Supporter, backer

Contrived

deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously.

Rebuke

express sharp disapproval or criticism

Rhetoric

using language effectively to please or persuade