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| zealous; ardent; impassioned: vehement enthusiasm (2)characterized by rancor or anger: violent; vehement hostility (3) strongly emotional: intense or passionate: vehement desire. |
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| extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy (2) (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length |
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| to make a reply to; to say in reply; to answer (as an argument) by a counter argument (2) to answer back usually sharply; to retaliate |
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| a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay. |
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| incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; (2) impenetrable; not easily understood; mysterious |
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| disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful: a vindictive person (2) proceeding from or showing a revengeful spirit: vindictive rumors |
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| extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant. (2)wonderful or marvelous: a prodigious feat |
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| to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by "from") |
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| to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms (2) to give up resistance: "He finally capitulated and agreed to do the job my way." |
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| disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved (2) reluctant or restrained. |
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| making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: "strident insects" (2) having a shrill, irritating quality or character: "a strident tone in his writings." |
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| to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease. (2) to mitigate or reduce; soften: "To mollify one's demands". |
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| intended for instruction; instructive (2) inclined to teach or lecture others too much: "a boring, didactic speaker" |
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| pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary (2) undeveloped |
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| inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation (2) dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner |
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| bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice |
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| not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified: inexorable (2) unbending; merciless |
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| not admitting of remedy, cure, or repair. |
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| to reject as having no authority or binding force (2) to cast off or disown: "to repudiate a son" (3) to reject with disapproval or condemnation: "to repudiate a new doctrine" (4) to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt), as a state, municipality, etc. |
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| without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy |
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| constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; preserving; industrious |
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| crafty or artful deception |
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| understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite: "Poetry full of esoteric allusions" |
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