apocryphal adjective
of doubtful authenticity; not genuine
desultory adjective
moving from one thing to another in a unplanned way
loquacious adjective
very talkative
affable adjective
friendly, easy to get along with
irascible adjective
easily angered; irritable
opaque adjective
difficult to understand or explain; obscure; incomprehensible
recapitulate verb
to summarize or repeat briefly
obtuse adjective
slow to understand; dull
paucity noun
a scarcity; an insufficiency
cultivate verb
to help grow, nurture
accolade noun
praise
assuage verb
to release; lessen
cacophony noun
harsh, discordant sounds
censure noun
blame; a rebuke
diatribe noun
a bitter, abusively critical speech or piece of writing; denunciation
edifice noun
a building of especially large imposing size
gravity noun
severity; weighty importance
infraction noun
a breaking of a law or rule
profane adjective
showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things, irreverent
somber adjective
solemn; sad and depressing; melancholy