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| Trifling; unimportant; insignificant |
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| To encourage; urge; give a pep talk; IMPLORE |
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| Strong dislike; ill will; the state of DETESTING someone; ENMITY; RANCOR |
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| To depart from a subject; wander; ramble |
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| Characterized by holding fast; showing great determination in holding on to something that is valued |
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| Characterized by excessive generosity; overly tolerant |
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| To create disunity or dissension; to break up into opposing factions or groups; to be DIVISIVE |
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| Vague; cloudy; misty; lacking a fully developed form |
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| A similarity or likeness between things - events, ideas, actions, treands- that are otherwise unrelated |
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| Comparable or similar in certain respects |
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| Very brief; lasting dor a short time (FLEETING) |
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| Very brief; lasting dor a short time (EPHEMERAL) |
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| Returning year after year; enduring |
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| A liking for something; an INCLINATION; PROPENSITY (PREDILECTION) |
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| A liking for something; an INCLINATION; PROPENSITY (PENCHANT) |
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| Very changeable; FICKLE; characterized by constantly-shifting moods (MERCURIAL) |
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| Very changeable; FICKLE; characterized by constantly-shifting moods (CAPRICIOUS) |
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| Vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; unrefined (UNCOUTH, CRASS) |
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| Vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; unrefined (BOORISH, CRASS) |
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| Vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; unrefined (BOORISH, UNCOUTH) |
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| Characterized by outrage at something that is perceived as unjust |
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| A veiled reference; an insinuation |
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| To stop; to frustrate; to prevent (STYMIE) |
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| To stop; to frustrate; to prevent (THWART) |
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| Having or showing great skill; DEXTEROUS; nimble (DEFT, ADEPT) |
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| Having or showing great skill; DEXTEROUS; nimble (ADROIT, ADEPT) |
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| Having or showing great skill; DEXTEROUS; nimble (ADROIT, DEFT) |
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| To earnestly caution; to warn another to avoid a course of action |
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| Indisputable; beyond doubt |
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| Having a huge appetite that cannot be satisfied; INSATIABLE (VORACIOUS) |
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| Having a huge appetite that cannot be satisfied; INSATIABLE (RAVENOUS) |
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| Emotionally hardened; insensitive; unfeeling |
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| Courageous, resolute, and fearless (UNDAUNTED) |
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| Courageous, resolute, and fearless (INTREPID) |
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| Having an air of casual indifference; coolly unconcerned |
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| Winding, twisting, and therefore difficult to understand; intricate |
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| Migrating from place to place; NOT SEDENTARY |
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| Moving; touching; heartrending |
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| A stimulus or encouragement that results in increased activity |
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| Characterized of charming, unspoiled countryside and the simple, rural life (RUSTIC, PASTORAL) |
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| Characterized of charming, unspoiled countryside and the simple, rural life (BUCOLIC, PASTORAL) |
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| Characterized of charming, unspoiled countryside and the simple, rural life (BUCOLIC, RUSTIC) |
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| Calmness; composure; even-temperedness; poise |
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| Great vigor and energy; dash, especially in artistic performance and composition; ÉLAN (VERVE, FLAMBOYANCE) |
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| Great vigor and energy; dash, especially in artistic performance and composition; ÉLAN (PANACHE, FLAMBOYANCE) |
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| Great vigor and energy; dash, especially in artistic performance and composition; ÉLAN (PANACHE, VERVE) |
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| Provoking discussion; stimulating controversy; arousing a reaction |
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| Calm or quiet; undisturbed by tumult or disorder (SERENE) |
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| Calm or quiet; undisturbed by tumult or disorder (PLACID) |
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| Of accidental but fortunate occurrence; having unexpected good fortune |
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| To drive away scatter, as to DISPEL a misconception |
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| A mixture; a blend; a combination of different elements |
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| Capable of being accomplished; possible |
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| Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment |
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| Lacking restraint; excessive |
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| Exercising moderation and restraint |
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| Shallow; lacking in depth; concerned with surface appearances |
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| To praise; applaud (EXTOL, TOUT, ACCLAIM) |
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| To praise; applaud (LAUD, TOUT, ACCLAIM) |
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| To praise; applaud (LAUD, EXTOL, ACCLAIM) |
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| To praise; applaud (LAUD, EXTOL, TOUT) |
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| Showing INDIFFERENCE or disregard; rejecting |
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| To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle |
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| Filled with excessive self importance; PRETENTIOUS; OSTENTATIOUS; boastful |
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| Filled with excessive self importance; PRETENTIOUS; OSTENTATIOUS; boastful |
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| Having a hidden orAMBIGUOUS meaning; mysterious |
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| Difficult to detect; faint; mysterious; likely to endure perception |
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| An equality; a gap; an imbalance |
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| Harmless; unlikely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility; not INIMICAL |
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| A bitter abusive denunciation; a thunderous verbal attack (TIRADE) |
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| A bitter abusive denunciation; a thunderous verbal attack (DIATRIBE) |
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