<p>Don’t we all love irony? Here’s the list of words I’ve put together over a month, just in case there are some words missing in the lists we’ve already compiled.</p>
<p>Tenuous-thin or lacking
Capitulate-to surrender under set conditions
Suspect-open or prone to be suspicious
Vociferous-characterized by loudness or vehemence
Garrulous-unnecessarily talkative; especially about trivial matters
Effusive-prone to expose or release emotions without restraint
Frugal-meager with whats being spent, costing little, marked by economic matters
Miserly-extremely stingy like a miser
Taciturn-quiet or unwilling to speak
Reticent-not quick to expose the inward emotions
Spurious-dubious, not genuine, lacking legitimacy
Eclectic-drawn from a wide range
Invidious-likely to incite anger, envious
Clandestine-something hidden, especially illicitly
Sanguine-red or of optimistic disposition
Intransigence-unwillingness for change or acceptance
Doctrinaire-doctrine-type assertions made without regard to practical circumstances, inflexible attachment to a theory
Self-effacing-self-obscuring or erasing
Disparaging-do reduce, do speak disrespectfully of, to belittle
Titillate-to excite by touching lightly, to joke
Disseminate-to scatter widely or spread
Ambivalence-the existence of opposing feelings, not knowing the course of action
Analogous-relative as would be in an analogy, similar or related, in biology, of similar function but not structure or origin
Fiasco-a complete failure
Periphery-line that forms boundary, zone constituting it, surface of a solid
Inception-the beginning, initiation, of something, commencement
Depravities-moral corruption or degradation
Salutary-to be wholesome, good, repairing, or of health
Provincial-related to province, self centered or under-educated, unsophisticated
Expatriate-remove from ones native land, to send into exile
Wayward- 1. Given to or marked by willful, often perverse deviation from what is desired, expected, or required in order to gratify one’s own impulses or inclinations. See Synonyms at unruly.
2. Swayed or prompted by caprice; unpredictable.
Venality-condition of being susceptible to bribery, misuse of a position for personal gain
Venerability-respectful because of a condition of age or wisdom
Copious-large or abundant
Subterfuge-An artifice employed to escape censure or to justify opinions or conduct; a shift; an evasion.
Recourse-sought out as a source of help or aid
Quiescent-lacking activity, quiet
Pallid-lacking in color, pale
Myriad-large and/or indefinite number
Cajole-deceive with flattery, to entrap
Affected-insincere, artificial
Abut-to be neighboring or contiguous
Contiguous-abut, next to, neighboring, sharing an edge
Censure-official rebuke, expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism
Hiatus-a gap in continuity, a break
Redolent-Having or emitting fragrance; aromatic, nostalgic
Debacle- A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout.
A total, often ludicrous failure.
Gait- A particular way or manner of moving on foot: a person who ran with a clumsy, hobbling gait.
Facile- Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy, false simplification of something truly complicated
Robust-Rough or crude; boisterous: a robust tale. Marked by richness and fullness; full-bodied
Culpable-Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious.
Insular- Living or located on an island. Suggestive of the isolated life of an island:
Adulation-Excessive flattery or admiration
Sycophant-A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people
Arable-Fit for cultivation, as by plowing
Intonation-A manner of producing or uttering tones, especially with regard to accuracy of pitch.
Reprehensible-Deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy.
Palliate-To make less severe or intense; mitigate
Extenuate-To lessen or attempt to lessen the magnitude or seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses.
Exonerate-To free from blame. To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task.
Compendious-Containing or stating briefly and concisely all the essentials; succinct.
Litigious-of or relating to litigation/legal proceedings
Depreciatory- 1. Diminishing in value. 2. Disparaging; belittling.
Maudlin-Effusively or tearfully sentimental: displayed an almost maudlin concern for the welfare of animals
Discord- Lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
Dissension-Difference of opinion; disagreement.
Somber-Dark; gloomy. Dull or dark in color… Melancholy; dismal: a somber mood Serious; grave.
Demonstrative- Involving or characterized by demonstration. Given to or marked by the open expression of emotion:
Floridity- Flushed with rosy color; ruddy. Very ornate;
Banal-Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite:
Rapport-Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity.
Vicarious-Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another:
Idiosyncratic-A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group.
A physiological or temperamental peculiarity.
An unusual individual reaction to food or a drug.
Temporize-to act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision: To yield to current circumstances or necessities; act to suit the time.
Vacuity-absence of matter or meaning
Dalliance-Frivolous spending of time; dawdling. Playful flirtation.
Infelicity-Something inappropriate or unpleasing.
Fastidious-Possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail.
Petulant- unreasonably ill-tempered or peevish
Sedulous-assiduous, Constant in application or attention; diligent
Vindictive- Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful. Marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt; spiteful.
Treacly- Cloyingly sweet or sentimental.
Cloying-causing displeasure with provision of too much of something originally good
Prosaic- consisting or characteristic of prose. Matter-of-fact; straightforward.
Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.
Cursory- Performed with haste and scant attention to detail:
Fidelity-Faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances. Exact correspondence with fact or with a given quality, condition, or event; accuracy.
Polarize-To cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions.
Eulogy-A laudatory speech or written tribute, especially one praising someone who has died. High praise or commendation.
Laudatory-Expressing or conferring praise
Disparate-Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
Autodidact-a person who is self taught
Pedant- One who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules.
One who exhibits one’s learning or scholarship ostentatiously.
Preponderous-having a great amount, heavy, superior
Ivory tower-A place or attitude of retreat, especially preoccupation with lofty, remote, or intellectual considerations rather than practical everyday life.
Lofty-haughty, high or exalted, arrogant or showy, grand, pompous, imposing in height
Garish-gaudy
Sensationalism-The use of sensational matter or methods, especially in writing, journalism, or politics. Sensational subject matter. Interest in or the effect of such subject matter. Philosophy. The theory that sensation is the only source of knowledge. The ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion of good.
Criterion-test, standard, or rule upon which a judgment or decision is made
Treatise-A systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
Rustic-Of, relating to, or typical of country life or country people. See Synonyms at rural. Lacking refinement or elegance; coarse. Charmingly simple or unsophisticated. Made of unfinished or roughly finished wood: rustic furniture. Having a rough or textured appearance; rusticated. Used of masonry.</p>