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| Perfidious | (adj) one who shows faithlessness or disloyalty |
| Tacit | (adj) implied or indicated but not actually expressed; unspoken |
| Ostentatious | (adj) showy; flashy; one who shows off |
| Clamor | (n) a loud uproar or (v. i.) to become loudly insistent |
| Acumen | (n.) quickness of intellectual insight, keenness of judgment or insight |
| Acclamation | (n) a loud eager expression of approval or praise |
| Malicious | (adj) a person who means to cause another pain |
| Morose | (adj) having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| Malign | (v.t.) to speak an evil lie that harms another |
| Arduous | (adj) hard to accomplish or achieve; difficult |
| Privation | (n) the state of lacking what's needed to live |
| Concise | (adj) marked by brevity of expression or statement; short |
| Confide | intransitive verb meaning to show confidence by sharing secrets or a transitive verb meaning to tell a secret |
| Bona Fide | an adjective meaning that something has been made in good faith; real |
| Fidelity | noun used to describe the condition of people who are always loyal |
| Infidelity | noun meaning disloyalty or betraying a moral obligation |
| Avaricious | greedy, money-grubbing |
| Hedonism | love of pleasure |
| Penchant | preference |
| Sedentary | not moving |
| Inept | unfit or clumsy |
| Derisive | something that makes fun or ridicules |
| Laconic | quiet, but in a rude way |
| Parsimonious | Cheap, Cheap, Cheap |
| Harangue | a ranting speech or to lecture |
| Preclude | to make impossible ahead of time |
| Rampant | unstopped, running all over the place |
| Cajole | to convince someone with some flattery and persuasion |
| Apt | likely OR to be unusually well qualified |
| Aptitude | a natural ability or capacity for learning |
| Ineptitude | foolishness or incompetence |
| Adapt | to change in order to fit in better |
| Acumen | quickness of thought... "smartness" |
| Malign | lying or spreading rumors that harm someone |
| Melancholy | long term sadness or having a personality given to sadness and depression |
| Discordant | disagreeing, not getting along |
| Ephemeral | short-lived |
| Cacophony | harsh and horrible sound |
| Penurious | Unwilling to spend money |
| Ludicrous | absurd or ridiculous |
| Infallible | never making an error |
| Unilateral | done by one person; done without discussion or agreement |
| Tenacious | persistent |
| Sagacious | showing wisdom |
| Fallacious | misleading or deceptive |
| Enmity | mutual hatred |
| Placate | to calm or mollify someone, especially by giving in or giving up |
| Complaisant | showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others |
| Plea | a legal answer to a charge |
| Placid | calm... free of interruption |
| Implacable | never pleased, incapable of being pleased |
| Narcissistic | loving one's own looks |
| Reticent | reserved, withdrawn, or just quiet |
| Discern | to recognize or identify, especially with the eyes |
| Feasible | doable, possible |
| Assiduous | working hard and with attention to the detail |
| Plethora | excess or abundance |
| Oblivious | lacking awareness... clueless |
| Callow | young and inexperienced; immature |
| Levity | excessive or inappropriate humor |
| Gregarious | social, friendly, and always wanting to have the friend-group around |
| Assuage | the lessen, pacify, or quiet |
| Chagrin | distress from humiliation |
| Egregious | standing out as terrible |
| Congregation | a gathering of people |
| Segregate | to separate or set apart |
| Arduous | difficult |
| Cajole | to persuade by flattery |
| Tacit | unspoken but understood |
| Archenemy | a primary or chief enemy |
| Aver | to insist |
| Avert | to turn aside or prevent |
| Circumspect | cautious, careful to consider the choices before making a decision |
| Cognitive | involving perception, memory, reasoning, or any mental ability |
| Convivial | fond of living the good life |
| Credulous | ready to believe with very little evidence |
| Creed | a set of beliefs |
| Cryptic | with a hidden or difficult to understand meaning |
| Culpable | worthy of blame |
| Exculpatory | tending to clear a person of guilt |
| Fraternize | to associate too closely |
| Oligarchy | government ruled by a small group of people |
| Pathos | a feeling of sympathetic pity |
| Precognition | being able to sense the future |
| Pugilist | Professional fighter |
| Pugnacious | being combative and argumentative by nature |
| Subvert | to pervert or corrupt |
| Tentative | hesitant or uncertain |
| Veracity | truthfulness |
| Vivacious | lively and spirited |
| Incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| Credibility | the quality or power of inspiring belief OR capacity for belief |
| Cryptology | the scientific study of secret writing or the enciphering and deciphering of messages |
| Exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| Matriarchy | a family, society, community, or state governed by women; a form of social organization in which the mother is head of the family |
| Apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| Impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| Inauspicious | Not favorable: not attended by good or favorable signs |
| Revitalize | to give new life or vigor to |
| Tenable | capable of being held, maintained, or defended : defensible, reasonable |