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| adjective, having a sour or bitter taste or character, sharp, biting |
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| verb, to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige |
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| noun, a medieval school of science aimed at the transmutation of metals, especially base metals into gold |
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| adjective, agreeable, responsive to suggestion |
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| noun, something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context |
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| adjective/noun, having a tightening effect on living tissue harsh, severe, something with a tightening effect on tissue |
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| adjective, sharing a border, touching, adjacent |
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| noun, a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude |
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| adjective, tending to believe to too readily, gullible |
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| noun, an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness |
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| noun, polite or appropriate conduct or behavior |
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| noun, scorn, ridicule, contemtuous treatment |
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| verb, to dry out or dehydrate, to make try or dull |
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| noun, one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge |
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| verb, to slight or belittle |
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| verb, to disclose something secret |
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| verb, to flatter or praise excessively |
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| verb, to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention |
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| adjective, pointlessly talkative, talking too much |
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| adjective, marked by ease or informality, nonchalant, lacking in depth, superficial |
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| noun, overbearing presumption or pride, arrogance |
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| adjective, about to happen, impending |
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| adjective, not capable of change |
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| adjective, hastily or rashly energetic, impulsive and vehement |
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| adjective, having no interest or concern, showing no bias or prejudice |
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| adjective, damaging, harmful, injurious |
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| adjective, not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate |
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| adjective, steadfast and courageous |
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| adjective, using few words, terse |
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| noun, an independent individual who does not go along with a group or a party |
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| adjective, characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood |
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| verb, to calm or soothe, to reduce in emotional intensity |
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| noun, a recent convert, a beginner, novice |
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| verb, to dliberately obscure, to make confusing |
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| adjective, stubborn, hardheaded, uncompromising |
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| adjective, characterized by or given to pretentious display, showy |
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| verb, to permeate throughout |
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| adjective, calm, sluggish, unemotional |
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| noun, an overabundance, a surplus |
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| adjective, practical rather than idealistic |
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| adjective, overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy), taking liberties |
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| adjective, pure, uncorrupted, clean |
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| noun, adherence to highest principles, complete and confirmed integrity, uprightness |
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| noun, a natural predisposition or inclination |
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| adjective, excessively wasteful, recklessly extravagant |
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| noun, a natural inclination or tendency, penchant |
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| adjective, dull, lacking in spirit or imagination |
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| adjective, characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste |
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| adjective, foolishly impractical, marked by lofty romantic ideals |
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| adjective, occurring or recurring daily, commonplace |
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| verb, to make or become thin, less dense, to refine |
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| hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure |
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| adjective, radiant, shiny, brilliant |
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| verb, to fail to honor a commitment, to go back on a promise |
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| adjective, diligent, persistent, hard-working |
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| noun, a piece of broken pottery or glass |
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| adjective, causing drowsiness, tending to induce sleep |
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| adjective, thin, not dense, arranged at widely spaced intervals |
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| noun, one who spends money wastefully |
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| adjective, not obvious, elusive, difficult to discern |
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| adjective, implied, not explicitly stated |
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| adjective, brie and concise in wording |
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| verb, to publicly praise or promote |
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| adjective, sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating |
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| adjective, genuine, not false or hypocritical |
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| adjective, indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable |
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| verb, to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another, waver |
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| adjective, multicolored, characterized by a variety of patches of different color |
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| noun, annoyance, irritation |
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| adjective, alertly watchful |
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| verb, to use harsh, condemnatory langauge, to abuse or censure severely, berate |
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| adjective, readily changing to a vapor, changeable, fickle, explosive |
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