to lessen in intensity or degree

"The debate became less intense"

an expression of praise

"I love this cool aid!"

excessive praise; intense adoration

dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art of the beautiful

to make better or more tolerable

one who practices rigid self denial, esp as an act of religious devotion

greed, esp for wealth

"Greedy with the Rice"

a universally recognized principle

to grow rapidly or flourish

rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

"Broccoli is rural"

harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

severe criticism or punishment

"criminals get punished"

burning or stinging; causing corrosion

wary; cautious; sparing

"Cherry Wary"

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

the willingness to comply with the wishes of others

argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

regretful; pentient; seeking forgiveness

deserving blame

smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

to question or oppose

"Lemur?"

intended to teach or to instruct

"Did instruct"

cautious reserve in speech

fee of bias or self interest; impartial

"NO self interest"

expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or unprovable principles

"Dog on a rigid skateboard"

It is hard to be totally dogmatic that the universe is meaningless, especially when so few people around you really believe it.

the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

EXHILERATION

His natural ebullience began to return after he succeeded in the exams

composed of elements drawn from various sources

a mournful poem, esp one lamenting the dead

"In his eulogy, he had a beautiful elegy"

soothing, esp to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin

LOTION is an emollient because it makes my skin really soft

mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

brief, fleeting

"Your femeral artery is ever lasting and not ephermeral"

intended for or understood by a small, specific group

"As RA's, we don't want our programs to be esoteric, because we want them to be for a wide group of people."

marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

"Greta is outgoing!"

to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech

Haaaaarrraaaannnnggguuueee

violating accepted dogma or convention

heresy

lacking funds; without money

penniless

beginning to come into being or to become apparent

unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

i am inert after a long day's work

harmless; causing no damage

flu shots are harmless and cause no damage

refusing to compromise

Robbie and I are intransigent in the debate about homosexuality

to obtain by deception or flattery

Michael Scott was able to inveigle the Prince Paper Company's client list.

sad; sullen; melancholy

the mouse was morose because his family died

evoking intense aversion or dislike

Washing greasy pots and pans was an odious chore for her.

impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

windows are NOT opaque because light goes through them

penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

extremely harmful; potentially causing death

abundant in size, force, or extent; extaordinary

"prodigy"

producing large volumes or amounts; productive

to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor

awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

lethargic; sluggish; dormant

I'm torpid when I am studying