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  1. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
    But the "desirable" foreign nationals, particularly capricious dignitaries, can be just as much work, if not more.
  2. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  3. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  4. recondite
    difficult to understand
  5. brackish
    slightly salty
  6. ribald
    humorously vulgar
  7. skulk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  8. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  9. minatory
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  10. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  11. comestible
    suitable for use as food
  12. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  13. gainsay
    take exception to
  14. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  15. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  16. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  17. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  18. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  19. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  20. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  21. factious
    dissenting with the majority opinion
  22. ameliorate
    make better
  23. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  24. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  25. astral
    being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
  26. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  27. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  28. sybaritic
    displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
  29. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  30. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  31. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  32. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  33. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  34. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  35. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  36. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  37. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  38. incommodious
    uncomfortably or inconveniently small
  39. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  40. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  41. patois
    a regional dialect of a language
  42. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  43. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  44. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  45. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  46. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  47. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  48. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  49. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  50. revile
    spread negative information about
  51. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  52. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  53. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  54. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  55. languor
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  56. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  57. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  58. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  59. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  60. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  61. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  62. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  63. recondite
    difficult to understand
  64. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  65. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
Created on Mon May 13 10:10:02 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Sep 23 13:09:19 EDT 2013)

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