hapless
unfortunate
and deserving pity
hegemony
the
dominance or leadership of one social group over others
heterogenous
consisting
of elements that are not of the same kind
iconoclast
someone
who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
idiosyncratic
peculiar
to the individual
impecunious
not
having enough money to pay for necessities
impetuous
characterized
by undue haste and lack of thought
impinge
infringe
upon
impute
attribute
or credit to
inane
devoid
of intelligence
Incandescence
Light produce by high temperatures
inchoate
only
partly in existence; imperfectly formed
incontrovertible
impossible
to deny or disprove
incumbent
necessary
as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
Ineffable
Too great to be expressed in words
inexorable
not
to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
inimical
not
friendly
injunction
a
judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
inoculate
inject
or treat with the germ of a disease to render immune
insidious
working
or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
instigate
provoke
or stir up
insurgent
in
opposition to a civil authority or government
interlocutor
a
person who takes part in a conversation
intimation
a
slight suggestion or vague understanding
inure
cause
to accept or become hardened to
invective
abusive
language used to express blame or censure
intransigent
impervious
to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
inveterate
Habitual
iridescent
producing a display of rainbowlike colours
irreverence
a
mental attitude showing lack of due respect
knell
the
sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
laconic
brief
and to the point
largesse
liberality
in bestowing gifts
legerdemain
an
illusory feat
libertarian
an
advocate of freedom of thought and speech
licentious
lacking
moral discipline
limerence
the state of being infatuated with another person
linchpin
a
central cohesive source of support and stability
litigant
a
party to a lawsuit
Luminescence
light produced by chemical, electrical, or physiological means
maelstrom
a
powerful circular current of water
maudlin
effusively
or insincerely emotional
maverick
someone
who exhibits independence in thought and action
mawkish
effusively
or insincerely emotional
maxim
a
saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
mellifluous
a sound that is sweet and smooth, pleasing to hear
mendacious
given
to lying
modicum
a
small or moderate or token amount
morass
a
soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
mores
the
conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group
munificent
very
generous
multifarious
having
many aspects
nadir
the
lowest point of anything
negligent
characterized
by undue lack of attention or concern
neophyte
any
new participant in some activity
noisome
offensively
malodorous
noxious
injurious
to physical or mental health
obdurate
stubbornly
persistent in wrongdoing
obfuscate
make
obscure or unclear
obstreperous
noisily
and stubbornly defiant
officious
intrusive
in a meddling or offensive manner
oblivion
The state of being unaware of what is happening around you
onerous
burdensome
or difficult to endure
ostensible
appearing
as such but not necessarily so
ostracism
the
act of excluding someone from society by general consent
palliate
lessen
or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
panacea
hypothetical
remedy for all ills or diseases
paradigm
a
standard or typical example
pariah
a
person who is rejected from society or home
partisan
a
fervent and even militant proponent of something
paucity
an
insufficient quantity or number
pejorative
expressing
disapproval
pellucid
transparently
clear; easily understandable
penchant
a
strong liking
penurious
excessively
unwilling to spend
pert
characterized
by a lightly saucy or impudent quality
pernicious
exceedingly
harmful
pertinacious
stubbornly
unyielding
petrichor
the pleasant earthy smell after rain
phlegmatic
showing
little emotion
philanthropic
of
or relating to charitable giving
phosphenes
The light and colours produced by rubbing your eyes
pithy
concise
and full of meaning
platitude
a
trite or obvious remark
plaudit
enthusiastic
approval
plenitude
a
full supply
plethora
extreme
excess
portent
a
sign of something about to happen
potentate
a
ruler who is unconstrained by law
preclude
make
impossible, especially beforehand
predilection
a
predisposition in favor of something
preponderance
exceeding
in heaviness; having greater weight
presage
a
foreboding about what is about to happen
probity
complete
and confirmed integrity
proclivity
a
natural inclination
profligate
unrestrained
by convention or morality
promulgate
state
or announce
proscribe
command
against
protean
taking
on different forms
prurient
characterized
by lust
puerile
displaying
or suggesting a lack of maturity
pugnacious
ready
and able to resort to force or violence
pulchritude
physical
beauty, especially of a woman
punctilious
marked
by precise accordance with details
quaint
attractively
old-fashioned
quixotic
not
sensible about practical matters
quandary
state
of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
recalcitrant
stubbornly
resistant to authority or control
redoubtable
inspiring
fear
relegate
assign
to a lower position
remiss
failing
in what duty requires
reprieve
postpone
the punishment of a convicted criminal
reprobate
a
person without moral scruples
rescind
cancel
officially
requisition
an
authoritative request or demand
rife
excessively
abundant
sanctimonious
excessively
or hypocritically pious
sanguine
confidently
optimistic and cheerful
scurrilous
expressing
offensive reproach
semaphore
an
apparatus for visual signaling
serendipity
good
luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries/the chance
occurrence of events in a beneficial way
sobriety
the
state of being unaffected or not intoxicated by alcohol
solicitous
full
of anxiety and concern
solipsism
the
philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
solitude
A state of seclusion or isolation
somnambulist
a person who sleepwalks
sonder
The realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as
your own
sonorous
An imposingly deep and full sound
spurious
plausible
but false
staid
characterized
by dignity and propriety
stolid
having
or revealing little emotion or sensibility
subjugate
make
subservient; force to submit or subdue
surfeit
indulge
(one's appetite) to satiety
surreptitious
marked
by quiet and caution and secrecy
swarthy
naturally
having skin of a dark color
syzygy
a conjunction or opposition, especially of the moon with the sun
tangential
of
superficial relevance if any
tome
a
large and scholarly book
toady
a
person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
torpid
in
a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
travesty
a
composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
trenchant
having
keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
trite
repeated
too often; overfamiliar through overuse
truculent
defiantly
aggressive
turpitude
a
corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
ubiquitous
being
present everywhere at once
umbrage
a
feeling of anger caused by being offended
upbraid
express
criticism towards
utilitarian
having
a useful function
veracity
unwillingness
to tell lies
vestige
an
indication that something has been present
vicissitude
a
variation in circumstances or fortune
vilify
spread
negative information about
virtuoso
someone
who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
vitriolic
harsh,
bitter, or malicious in tone
vituperate
spread
negative information about
vociferous
conspicuously
and offensively loud
wanton
a
lewd or lascivious person
winsome
charming
in a childlike or naive way
yoke
join
with stable gear, as two draft animals
zephyr
a
slight wind
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