abate abeyance abjure abrogate abstruse acarpous accretion agog alloy amortize aplomb apostasy apostate apposite approbation arabesque argot ascetic asperity assiduous astringent astringent augury aver baleful beatific beatify bedizen bellicose benign benison bequest blandishment blithe bombastic burnish cajole calumny capricious castigate censure chaff chary chicanery churlish cloture coda coeval cogent collusion commodious complaisance compunction concord contemn continent contumacious convoke cornucopia corporeal craven credulous cursory dapper dastard dearth decry delineate demagogue denouement desiccant desultory detumescence diaphanous diffidence dilatory discomfit discountenance disingenuous dissemble dissolute divestiture doggerel droll dulcet ebullience ecumenical edacious effete effluvia effrontery effulgent egress elegiac emaciate encomium endemic enervate enthral epistle epithet equable equanimity equanimity equipoise equivocal equivocate erudite euphonious evince excoriate excoriation exculpate exigent exorbitant expiation exscind extant extirpate fatuous feckless fecund felicity fervid fetter finical flax florid foible foppish forbearance forswear frenetic froward fulmination gaucherie germane glib glut goad gossamer grandiloquent gregarious halcyon harangue harrow haughty hermetic hew hirsute histrionic homiletics hoodwink hubris iconoclast idolatry idyll ignoble ignominious imbroglio impecunious imperious impiety importune impromptu impugned impute inchoate incorrigibility inculcate incursion indefatigability indigence ineluctable ingenuous inimical inscrutable insipid interdict intransigence intransigent inundate inured involute irascible irrevocable itinerate jibe labyrinthine lachrymose lascivious lassitude lassitude latent laudatory levee liberality libertine lien limn lionize loll loquacious lucubrate luculent macerate machination maladroit malapropism malleable matriculation maudlin mellifluous mendacious mendacity mendicant middling misogynist morose multifarious munificent nadir neophyte nexus noisome nosegay nugatory obdurate obloquy obstreperous obtrusive obtuse obviate occluded odious offal officious ominous onerous opprobrious ossify ostentation ostracism overweening paean palate palatial palliate palpability palpitate panegyric pariah parsimonious patina paucity paucity peccadillo pedantic pellucid penitent penurious penury penury peregrination peremptory perfidious perfidy perfidy perfunctory peripatetic periphrastic perish pernicious perspicacity petrous petulant philistine phlegmatic picaresque pied pious piquant pith plaintive platitude pliant plumb poignant ponderous portent precepts preclude predilection predominate preen preponderance preternatural prevaricate prim proclivity profligacy profundity profuse prolix propitious prosaic proscribe provident provisional prune pucker pugnacious puissance punctilious pungency pusillanimous putrefaction quaff qualm quell quiescence quiescent quixotic quotidian rabble raconteur rancorous rapacious rebuff recalcitrant recidivism reciprocity recompense recondite redoubtable refractory refulgent regale remonstrate repast reprobate repudiate requite rescind reticent sagacious salubrious sanctimony sanguine satiate saturnine saturnine scorn scurvy sedulous sententious sere serration shunt simper skiff slake smolder somatic sophomoric soporific sordid specious spurious stanch stentorian stipple stolid stormy striated strident strut suborn subsume succor summarily sumptuous superfluous supersede supine suppliant supplicate sycophant taciturn tangential tassel taut tautology tawdry teetotal temerity tepid timorous torpid tout transgress transitory trenchant trite truculent turbid turgid tyro ubiquitous umbrage undulate upbraid urbane vacillation vagary veer venal veneration veracity verdant verisimilitude veritable vestige vilify virago vitiate vivacious volubility waft welter writ