Uncommonhurried[hur-reed]done quickly or with urgencysanguine[sang-gwin]reddish; ruddyspurious[spyoor-ee-uhs]not being what it purports to be; false or fakecaveat[kav-ee-aht]a warning or caution; admonitionpaean[pee-uhn]a song of praise, joy, or triumphmalaise[ma-leyz]a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identifyzeitgeist[tsahyt-gahyst]the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the timegreasy[gr-easy]covered with or resembling grease; oily or slippery.dogged[daw-gid, dog-id]persistent in effort; stubbornly tenaciousloquacious[loh-kwey-shuhs]talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulousremonstrate[ri-mon-streyt]to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapprovaldiffidence[dif-i-duhns]modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidencetortuous[tawr-choo-uhs]full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crookedportent[pawr-tent]an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentousreport[ri-pawrt]to give an account or representation of somethingconundrum[kuh-nuhn-druhm]a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words, as: "What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper."hearten[har-tn]to give encouragement or confidence to someonedepleting[d-epl-et-ing]reducing the quantity, strength, or value of something.monotonous[muh-not-n-uhs]having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch rangesyrup[sir-up]a thick, sweet liquid often used in cooking or drinksautarchy[aut-archy]a system of government in which one person has absolute power; also refers to self-sufficiency.vespertine[ves-per-tin]of, relating to, or occurring in the eveningassertion[uh-sur-shuhn]a confident and forceful statement of fact or beliefdescry[dih-skrahy]to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy123456→
