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impetuous
rash, impulsive
intrepid
fearless, adventurous
implicate
convey indirectly
elicit
evoke, draw out
elucidate
make clear, explain
elude
avoid
protracted
lasting for a long time
petulant
childishly sulky or bad-tempered
obstreperously
noisy and difficult to control
dawdle
loiter, waste time
dissipate
squander, waste, scatter
farce
broad comedy, mockery
petulant
touchy; peevish
volatile
changeable; explosive
astute
shrewd, clever
perspicacious
shrewd, clear-sighted
prospectus
formal proposal
cosmopolitan
worldly
gaffe
clumsy social error
idiosyncrasy
characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
exonerate
free from blame
litigious
prone to engage in lawsuits
partisan
devoted to or biased in support of a party or cause
remiss
lax in attending to duty
repudiate
rejecting authority
solicitous
concerning
cajole
flattery
defunct
no longer functioning
extirpate
to destroy
effrontery
brazen boldness
impugn
to attack as false or questionable
pejorative
disparaging, insulting
vindictive
revengeful
ebullience
intense enthusiasm
exorbitant
exceeding all bounds
flagrant
extremely shocking
lugubrious
mournful in exaggerated or ludicrous degree
penchant
strong inclination or liking
ubiquitous
always present, omnipresent
vicarious
experience feelings of others
vignette
short scene or story
amalgam
combination of diverse elements
inundate
overwhelm as if with a flood
ameliorate
to make better, improve
palliative
soothing, but not curing
felicitous
admirably suited
epitome
representative or example of a type
mendacious
lying, untruthful
specious
seeming true but actually false
apathetic
showing no emotion
capricious
impulsive and unpredictable
jaded
worn out
modicum
moderate amount
paucity
scarcity
maverick
one who is independent
synergy
combined action or operation
cacophony
unpleasant noise
strident
harsh, loud, or shrill
debacle
failure
dilatory
habitually late
redolent
fragrant, over time
banal
uninteresting
soporific
tending to induce sleep
vapid
lacking liveliness
augment
to make greater
distend
swell (balloon)
scintillating
brilliant
intransigence
refusal to moderate a position or compromise
belligerent
eager to fight, aggressive
byzantine
extremely complicated or devious
nefarious
flagrantly wicked
pernicious
harmful, deadly
tawdry
cheap