Abstract 

General; not concrete

Aesthetiic

Having to do with the appreciation of beauty

Allerviate

To ease a pain or burden

Ambivalent

Simultaneously feelin opposing feelings; uncertain

Apathetic

Feeling or showing little emotion

 Auspicious

Favorable; promising

 Benevolent

Well-meaning; generous

Candor

Sincerity; openness

Cogent

Convincing; reasonable

Comprehensive

Large in scope or content

Contemporary

Current, modern; from the same time

Conviction

A fixed or strong belief

Diligent

Marked by painstaking effort; hard-work

Dubious

Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

Eclectic

 Made up of a variety of sources or styles

Egregious

Conspicuously bador offensive

Exculpate

To free from guilt or blame

Florid

Describing flowery or elaborate speech

Gratuitous

Given freely; unearned; unwarranted

Hackneyed

Worn-out through overuse; trite

Idealize

To consider pefect

Impartial

Not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased

Imperious

Arrogantly domineering or overbearing

Inherent

Inborn; built-in

Innovative

Introducing something new

Inveterate

Long-established; deep-rooted; habitual

Laudatory

Giving praise

Maverick

 One who resists adherence to a group

Mollify

 To calm or soothe

Novel

Strikingly new or unusual

 Obdurate

Stubborn; inflexible

Objectivity

Treating facts uninfluenced by emotion

Obstinate

Stubbornly adhering to an opinion

Ornate

Elaborately decorated

Ostentatious

Describing a showy or pretentious display

Paramount

Of chief concern or importance

Penitent

 Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds

Pervasive

Dispersed throughout

Plausible

Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible

 Profound

 Having great depth or  seriousness

Prosaic

Unimaginative; dull

 Quandary

 A state of uncertainty or perplexity

Rancorous

Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will

Spurious

Not genuine; false; counterfeit

Stoic

Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive 

Superfluous

Extra; unnecessary

Tenuous

 Having little substance or strength; unsure; week

Timorous

Timid; fearful about the future

Transitory

Short-lived; temporary

 Vindicated

Freed from blame

Denounce

Condemn; criticize

Deplore

Reget, disapprval of

Depose

Deethrone, remove from office

Depravity

Extreme corruption, wickedness

Depricate

Express disapproval of, protest against

Deride

Ridicule, make fun of

Derivitative

 Unoriginal, derived from another source

 Desiccate

Dry up

Despondent

Depressed, gloomy

Detached

Emotionally removed, calm and objective, physically unconnected

Deterrent

Something that discourages hinderance

 Detrimental

 Harmful, damaging

Devious

roundabout, erratic, not straightfoward

 Devise

Think up, invent, plan

Diffidence

 Shyness

Diffuse

Wordy, rambliing, spread out

 Digression

Wandering away from the subject

Dilatory

 Delaying

Diligence

Steadiness of effort, persistant hard work

Diminution

Lessing, reduction in size

Discerning

Mentally quick and observant

Disclose

Reveal

Discordant

Not harmonious, conflicting

Discount

Disreguard, dismiss

Discourse

 Formal discussion, conversation

Discrepancy

Lack of consistency, difference

 Discrimininating

Able to see differences, prejudiced

Distain

View something with contempt or scorn

Disinclination

 Unwillingness

Disparage

 Belittle

Disparity

Difference, condition of inequality

Disperse

Scatter

Disputatious

Argumentative, fond of arguing

Disseminate

Distibute, spread, scatter

Dissent

Disagree

Distend

Expand, swell out

Divergent

Differing, deviating

Doctrine

Teachings, particular principle

Document

Provide with written evidence

Dogmatic

Opinionated, arbitrary, doctrinal

Dupe

Someone easily fooled

Duplicity

Double dealing, hypocrisy

Ebullient

Showing excitement, overflowing with enthusiasm

Edify

Instruct, correct morally

Efface

Rub off

Effervescence

Inner excitement, exuberance

Egotistical

Excessively self-concerned

Elated

Overjoyed, in high spirits

Elegy

Poem or song expressing lamentation

Elicit

 Draw out by discussion

Eloquence

Expressiveness, persuasive speech

Elucidate

 Explain, enlighten

Elusive

Evasive, baffling, hard to grasp

Emancipate

Thin and wasted

Embellished

Adorn, ornament

Emend

Correct, correct by critic

Emulate

 Imitate, rival

Endorse

Approve, support

Enhance

Increase, improve

Enigma

Puzzle, mystery

Enmity

Ill-willed, hatred

Ephemeral

Short-lived, fleeting

Equanimity

 Calmness of temperament, composure

Equitable

Fair and impartial

Equivocal

ambiguous, intentionally misleading

Erroneous

Mistaken, wrong

Erudite

 Learned scholarly

Esoteric

Hard to understand

Eulogy

Expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death

Euphemism

Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one

Evanescent

fleeting, vanishing

Exacerbate

Worsen, embitter

Exalt

Raise in rank or dignity, praise

Excerpt

Selected passage

Execute

Put into effect, carry out

Exemplary

Serving as a model, outstanding

Exemplify

Serve as an example of, embody

Exhaustive

Thorough, comprehensive

Exhilarating

Invigorating, refreshing, cheering

Exonerate

Acquit, exculpate

Expedient

Suitable, practical

Explicit

Totally clear, definite, outspoken

 Exploit

Make use of, sometimes unjustly

 Extol

Praise, glorify

Extraneous

Not essential superfluous

Extricate

 Free, disentangled

Exuberance

Overflowing abundance, joyful enthusiasm, flamboyance, lavishness

Facilitate

 Help bring about, make less difficult

Fallacious

 False, misleading

Fallow

 Plowed but not sowed, uncultivated

falter

Hesitate

Fanaticism

Excessive zeal

Fastidious

Difficult to please, squeamish

Criterion

Standard used in judging

Cryptic

Mysterious, hidden, secret

Culpable

Deserving blame

Cursory

Casual, hastily done

Curtail

 Shorten, reduce

Debilitate

Weaken, enfeeble

Debunk

Expose as false, exaggerate, worthless

Decorum

Prepriety, orderliness, good mannered

Deference

 Courteous reguard for another's wish

Degradation

Humiliation, debasement, degeneration

Dehydrate

Remove the water from, dry out

Deletrious

Harmful

Delineate

 Portray, depict, sketch

Fathom

Comprehend, investigate

Feasible

Practical

Fell

Cut or knock down, bringing down

Fervor

Glowing ardor, intensity of feeling

Fitful

Spasmodic, intermittent

Flagrant

 Conspicuously wicked, blatant, outrageous

Foolhardy

Rash

Frivolous

Lacking in seriousness, self-indulgently carefree, relatively unimportant

Frugality

Thrifty, economy

Furtive

Stealthy sneaky

Garrulous

Loquacious, wordy, talkative

Glutton

Someone who eats too much

Gratify

Please

Gravity

Seriousness

 Gregarious

Sociable

Guile

Deciet, duplicity, wiliness, cunning

Gullible

Easily deceived

Hamper

Obstruct

Hardy

 Sturdy, robusk

Haughtiness

Pride, arrogance

Hedonist

One who believes pleasure is the sole aim in life

Heresy

Opinion contrary to popular belief or popular religion

Hierarchy

 Arrangement by rank or standing

Homogeneous

Of the same kind

Hypocritical

Pretending to be virtuous, deceiving