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| To praise highly in speech or writing, especially in a formal eulogy |
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| to show excessive admiration or devotion to. |
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| an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics. |
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| to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners. |
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| talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest. |
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| a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly. |
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| readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers. |
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| characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report. |
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| Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course: took a circuitous route to avoid the accident site. |
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| characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative: a voluble spokesman for the cause. |
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| Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief: a pithy comment. |
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| inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation |
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| disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved. |
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| using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply. |
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| expressed in few words; concise; terse. |
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| Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system. |
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obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
Acting in a stealthy way. |
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| not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition. |
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| ri-kal-si-truhnt - resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant. |
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| unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; obdurate sinner. |
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| holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold : a tenacious grip on my arm |
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| firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. |
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| having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person. |
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| showing little emotion; "a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man" |
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| cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous. |
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| lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy |
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| lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid. |
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1 free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
2 artless; innocent; naive. |
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| a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess. |
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| immature or inexperienced: a callow youth. |
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| easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child |
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| affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words. |
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| to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner: Did he pontificate about the responsibilities of a good citizen? |
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| pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser. |
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| conspicuous artificiality of manner or appearance; effort to attract notice by pretense, assumption, or any assumed peculiarity. |
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| promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion. |
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| to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one's demands. |
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| to feel or express deep grief for or in regard to: The class deplored the death of their teacher. |
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sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.: The speaker attacked him with great acrimony. |
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showing deep-seated resentment; "preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich" |
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expressing or characterized by a lack of ideas or intelligence; inane; stupid: a vacuous book. |
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without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality. |
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| characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow. |
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| person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; a sycophant |
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| resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly. |
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| lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood. |
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| vanishing; fading away; fleeting. |
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| vanishing; fading away; fleeting. |
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| having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer. |
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1. Readily bent; supple: lithe birch branches.
2. Marked by effortless grace: a lithe ballet dancer. |
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| Liberality in bestowing gifts, especially in a lofty or condescending manner. |
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| Showing great generosity: a munificent gift |
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| The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union. |
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| resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer. |
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| coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me. |
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| stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner. |
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| having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment. |
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| unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development |
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| One that is out of its proper or chronological order, especially a person or practice that belongs to an earlier time. |
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| deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover. |
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| Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will, enmity. |
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| Having a harmful effect; injurious: the deleterious effects of smoking. |
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| Making less harsh or abrasive; mollifying: the emollient approach of a diplomatic mediator. |
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