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