apathy

lack of feeling or emotion; lack of interest or concern

sojorn

a temporary stay

perserve

being persistent, overcoming obstacles

euphoria

extreme happiness

composure

a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance

apprehensive

viewing the future with anxiety or alarm; feeling or showing fear about the future

economized

try and save money by reducing the amount your spending

congruent

in agreement

confiscatory

something taken away from someone by the government

consummate

extremely skilled and accomplished; perfect or complete in every way

whim

sudden desire or idea; a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind

dogma

fixed set of beliefs that people except without doubt; something held as an established opinion

fancy

a liking formed by caprice rather than reason; to believe without being certain

tenet

a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true

polity

a specific form of political organization

spurious

false/not what it appears to be; of a deceitful nature or quality

terse

using few words

succinct

said in a clear and short way without unnecessary words

bellicose

wishing to fight or start a war

blithe

happy and without worry; of a happy lighthearted character or disposition

extol

to praise highly; glorify

deprecate

to express disapproval of

renounce

to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration; to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further

spurn

refuse to accept something; to reject with disdain or contempt; scorn

discountenance

to look with disfavor on; discourage by evidence of disapproval

petulant

unreasonably angry and upset in a childish way

tempestuous

violently emotional; characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion

placid

calm; serenely free of interruption or disturbance

mercurial

characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood

pliant

easily influenced/controlled by other people

intrinsic

Important and basic characteristic of a person or thing; belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing

frenetic

marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity

arrogate

to claim on behalf of another; to seize without justification

eschew

deliberately avoid using; abstain from

inter

to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb

imbue

to fill something or someone with a particular feeling, quality, or idea

exorbitant

(of prices and demands) much too large

interpolate

to add something in the middle of a text, piece of music, etc.

flounder

to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to decide what to do or say next

apogee

the most successful, popular, or powerful point

impasse

a situation in which progress is impossible, especially because the people involved cannot agree

capitulate

to accept defeat/ give up or give in

regress

to return to a previous and less advanced or worse state, condition, or way of behaving

impugn

to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them

acrimony

anger, argument, bad feeling

sinecure

paid position that involves little or no work

impede

make more difficult for something to happen/progress

outweigh

to have more influence or importance than something else

paltry

very small and of little or no value

abhorrent

morally very bad

elusive

difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remeber

desultory

without a clear plan or purpose; showing little effort or interest

parsimonious

not willing to spend money pr use a lot of something

truculent

unpleasant and likely to argue a lot

circumnavigate

sail around something

circument

avoid something by going around it

adversary

enemy

discretionary

able to be decided by a particular person or group, rather than being controlled by rules, or relating to the power to make these decisions

sacrosanct

too important or too special to be changed

injudicious

showing bad judgement

pestilential

relating to or causing very serious infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people

annex

take possession of area of land by force

approbation

approval or agreement, often given by an official group

largess

giving away money in a generous way

enmity

feeling of hate

galvanize

to cause someone to suddenly take action

repudiate

refuse to accept something or someone to be true or good

ebullience

full of energy and happiness

interloper

someone who becomes involved without being asked/wanted

miscreant

someone who behaves badly or does not obey rules

duress

threats used to force a person to do something

inscrutable

difficult to understand or get to know

mercenary

interested only in amount of money you can get from a situation

draconian

extremely severe rule, law, or punishment

insipid

not having a strong taste or character; no interest/energy

despot

ruler with unlimited power and uses it unfairly and cruelly

cognizant

understanding or realizing something

phlegmatic

unemotional/unexcited

conciliatory

willingness to end a disagreement

cantakerous

arguing and complaining a lot

inscrutable

impossible to understand

trivial

little value or importance; insignificance

contentious

likely to cause disagreement/argument

ignoble

morally bad; making you feel ashamed

precarious

likely to gall or duffer harm; uncertain

facetious

not serious, in an attempt to be funny/appear clever

baneful

causing harm or trouble

alturistic

caring about bother and helping them although they receive nothing in return

articulate

express in words clearly and easily

vociferous

repeatedly and loudly expressing opinions/complaints

eloquent

giving a clear, strong message

detractor

someone who criticized something or someone unfairly

neophyte

recently become involved in activity; still learning that thing/activity

cognoscenti

group of people who have great knowledge and understanding of a particular subject

connoisseur

one who has expert knowledge of something

malcontent

person who is not satisfied with the way things are; complains a lot; difficult to deal with

uninitiated

not having knowledge or experience of a particular subject or activity

seminal

containing new/important ideas that influence later development

derivative

not result of new ideas; made or developed from another pervious form

canonical `

related to or according to a rule, principle, law (having to do with the christian church)

antithetical

exactly the opposite of someone or something or of each other