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| Contrivance | overdone artificial unnecessary | adjective | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talking point | a misdirected argument that does not address the main component of someone else's counterpoint | adjective | |
| Machination | a plot or scheme | adjective | |
| Meta | self referential or self inception | adjective | |
| Case study | a particular instance of something being used as reference for thesis and study | adjective | |
| Deficit | the amount by which something is too small or a failing or deficiency in the brain | adjective | |
| Vowel | a letter representing a vowel sound, such as: a i e o u | adjective | |
| Consonant | the sound in speech of every other letter except vowels | adjective | |
| Syllable | spaces between words | adjective | |
| Tertiary | third in order or level | adjective | |
| Recuse | pardon self from a case due to lack of impartiality | adjective | |
| Nomenclature | process of devising and choosing names for things | adjective | |
| Zeal | energetic in pursuit of something | adjective | |
| Zealous | having or showing zeal | adjective | |
| Fervent | intense burning passion | adjective | |
| Congenial | pleasant or agreeable because it's suited to ones taste or likeness | adjective | |
| Lest | attempting to avoid the risk of | adjective | |
| Regicide | the action of killing a king | adjective | |
| Banal | boring and unoriginal | adjective | |
| Confabulation | fake and fabricating (or) engage In conversation | adjective | |
| Palatable | acceptable; pleasant | adjective | |
| Quandary | perplexed | adjective | |
| Corporeal | having a body or physical form | adjective | |
| Decadence | luxurious self indulgence | adjective | |
| Neurosis | loss of touch with reality; excessive irrational behavior due to mental illness or damage of the brain | adjective | |
| Perforated | having a hole cut through, or a series of holes | adjective | |
| Seminal | strongly influential | adjective | |
| Contentious | controversial likely to cause an argument; Involving heated debate | adjective | |
| Mary Sue | a character that is written with no flaws and is unrealistic | adjective | |
| Portend | a sign that something momentous is about to happen | adjective | |
| Forbearance | patience self control tolerance | adjective | |
| Dub | give nickname to | adjective | |
| Regalia | royal wear | adjective | |
| Agglomeration | mass collection | adjective | |
| Folly | a foolish idea | adjective | |
| Aberration | a deviation from the norm something unusual typically unwelcome | adjective | |
| Apparatus | technical equipment needed for a job or a complex structure within an organization | adjective | |
| Apparition | a ghost or ghost like image or the appearance of something remarkable and unexpected | adjective | |
| Specter | a ghost or something unwanted and possibly dangerous | adjective | |
| Pedantic | a person who is excessively concerned with minor details or displaying academic achievements | adjective | |
| Pedagogy | the theory and practice of education and how it relates to the growth or learners | adjective | |
| Digress | leave the main subject or speech temporarily | adjective | |
| Lexicon | the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge | adjective | |
| Somniliqy | talking in your sleep | adjective | |
| Renaissance | a cultural rebirth (referencing 14th to 17th century Europe) | adjective | |
| Immutable | unable to be changed or unchanging | adjective | |
| Immaterial | unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant or spiritual rather than physical | adjective | |
| Glyph | ornamental carving or channel or a hieroglyphic/ pictograph | adjective | |
| Incendiary | designed to cause fires; relating to bombs; very exciting; tending to cause conflict | adjective | |
| Ire | anger | adjective | |
| Prospect | a likelihood of a future event occurring; a person regarded as a good fit | adjective | |
| Ruminate | think deeply about something | adjective | |
| Pontificate | expressing ones opinion in a way deemed annoying or pompous | adjective | |
| Anthology | a show that presents a new story and a new set of characters each episode or season | adjective | |
| Biochemical | the study of chemical process within and relating to living organisms | adjective | |
| Pathological | caused by or relating to mental or physical disease | adjective | |
| Conceit | excessive pride in oneself or an elaborate metaphor | adjective | |
| Permutation | a way in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged | adjective | |
| Zeitgeist | a defining mood or spirit for a particular point in time marked by its ideas beliefs of the time | adjective | |
| Palatable | a pleasant food or drink or satisfactory | adjective | |
| Disposition | ones inherent qualities or state of mind or being or inclinations or tendency or the way in which something is arranged | adjective | |
| Affront | an action or remark that causes outrage or offense | adjective | |
| Pensive | involved in deep or serious thought | adjective | |
| Turbid | confusing or obscure or thick and cloudy | adjective | |
| Caveat | a warning of stipulation or limitation | adjective | |
| Pharmacokinetic | the branch of pharmacology that deals with the fate of substances administered to living organisms | adjective | |
| Pharmacodynamic | the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drug | adjective | |
| Dissident | a person who opposes official policy especially that of an authoritarian state | adjective | |
| Magnanimous | very generous or forgiving especially with those in a lesser position | adjective | |
| Lackluster | lacking in vitalit; force; or conviction | adjective | |
| Psionic | relating to the use of psychic powers or paranormal phenomenon | adjective | |
| Platitude | a remark or statement especially one with moral intent that has been used far too often to be regarded as interesting or thoughtful | adjective | |
| Perusal | the act of reading or examining something | adjective | |
| Hamstring | cripple | adjective | |
| Power vacuum | a condition that exists when someone has lost control of something and no one has replaced them | adjective | |
| Quell | subdue; silence; put an end to; suppress | adjective | |
| Espouse | adopt; or support a cause; belief; way of life | adjective | |
| Sociopolitical | combining social and political factors | adjective | |
| Socioeconomic | relating or concerned with the interaction of social and economic factors | adjective | |
| Retroactive | taking effect from a date in the past | adjective | |
| Retrospective | looking back on past events | adjective | |
| Far cry | large disparity | adjective | |
| Vis a vis | in relation to; in regard to; explicitly about | adjective | |
| Microcosm | a community, place; or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature characteristics; qualities; or features of something much larger | adjective | |
| Paragidm | a typical example or model of something | adjective | |
| Plot armor | a characters inability to die due to being important to the plot | adjective | |
| Dissolution | disintegration; dissolve | adjective | |
| Begets | give rise to bring about or reproduce | adjective | |
| Dolt | a stupid person | adjective | |
| Subsidized | having partial financial funds from a public source | adjective | |
| Realism | the attitude or action of accepting a situation and being prepared to deal with it accordingly; the quality or fact of representing a person; thing or situation as it is compared to reality | adjective | |
| Palate cleanser | a neutral flavored food or drink that removes food residue from the tongue allowing one to more accurately access a new flavor | adjective | |
| Beguiling | beautiful or enchanting usually in a deceptive way | adjective | |
| Proletariat | working class usually in reference to Marxism | adjective | |
| Copacetic | in excellent order | adjective | |
| Harem | a group of women centered around a particular man | adjective | |
| Doting | extremely uncritical of someone, adoring | adjective | |
| Scintillating | Brilliantly exciting or clever | adjective | |
| Maceration | softening tissue by soaking it | adjective | |
| Masticate | chew | adjective | |
| Patina | appearance or presentation | adjective | |
| Contemptuous | showing contempt; scornful | adjective | |
| Swath | broad strip or area of something | adjective | |
| Dilletante | a person with an amateur interest in the arts | adjective | |
| Cede | give up power | adjective | |
| Edict | proclamation of the law or any other authority | adjective | |
| Respiration | the action of breathing | adjective | |
| Facsimile | an exact copy of something | adjective | |
| Languish | pine with love or grief; fail to be successful; lack of vitality; melancholy tone; suffer due to being in an unwanted situation | adjective | |
| Prophylactic | intended to prevent disease; medication; or a condom | adjective | |
| Heresy | a belief or opinion that is at odds with what is generally accepted | adjective | |
| Sate | satisfy or supply | adjective | |
| Obsolescence | the process of becoming useless or outdated | adjective | |
| Abject | something bad to happen in the worst degree; or a persons behavior that is self abasing and without pride | adjective | |
| Palatable | a feeling so intense it's almost tangible; or plain to be seen | adjective | |
| Malaise | a general feeling of discomfort or uneasiness whose source is usually difficult to pinpoint | adjective | |
| Coalesce | come together to form a mass or a whole | adjective | |
| Staunchly | very loyal and committed manner | adjective | |
| Carnal | relating to physical especially sexual needs and activities | adjective | |
| Nepotism | the practice of those with power or influence favoring friends and relatives | adjective | |
| Inscrutable | impossible to understand or interpret | adjective | |
| Tempestuous | characterized by strong or conflicting turbulent emotion; dark and stormy | adjective | |
| Heredity | the inheritance of a title; office or right; the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from | adjective | |
| Pejorative | expressing contempt or disapproval | adjective | |
| Permissive | great or excessive freedom of behavior; allowed but not obligatory; optional | adjective | |
| latitudinarian | allowing latitude in religion; showing no preference among varying creeds and forms of worship | adjective | |
| Circumvent | overcome (a problem or difficulty) typically in a clever and surreptitious way; find a way around (an obstacle) | adjective | |
| Irrespective | not taking something into account; regarless of | adjective | |
| Metaphysics | the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things including abstract concepts such as being; knowing; substance; cause; identity; time; and space; abstract theory with no basis in reality | adjective | |
| Precocious | a child that develops certain skills or proclivities at an age earlier than usual | adjective | |
| Proclivity | a tendency to do something regularly, a predisposition | adjective | |
| Meta textual | self referential text | adjective | |
| apotheosis | the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax | adjective | |
| Fallacious | based on a mistaken belief | adjective | |
| Epitomize | be a perfect example of | adjective | |
| Efface | to remove intentionally | adjective | |
| Histrionic | overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style; exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention | adjective | |
| Pointillism | technique of neo-impressionist painting using tiny dots of various pure colors which become blended in the viewer's eye | adjective | |
| Vainglorious | excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain | adjective | |
| Paradoxically | in a seemingly absurd or self contradictory way | adjective | |
| Insular | ignorant of or uninterested in cultures; ideas; or peoples outside one's own experience | adjective | |
| Provincial | of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrowminded | adjective | |
| Parochial | having a limited or narrow outlook or scope | adjective | |
| Meet | measure out; dispense punishment | adjective | |
| Orthography | the conventional spelling system of a language | adjective | |
| Signification | the representation or conveying of meaning; an exact meaning or sense | adjective | |
| Non nutritive | providing no substance; unhealthy | adjective | |
| Transference | transferring feelings you have for one thing and transferring it onto another | adjective | |
| dishevelment | to let loose; untidiness or disarray | adjective | |
| lackadaisical | without interest or vigor; careless, lazy | adjective | |
| ingratiate | bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them | adjective | |
| Adjudicate | make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter; act as a judge in a competition | adjective | |
| Tribunal | a court or justice; a seat or a bench for a judge or judges | adjective | |
| Lambasting | a harsh criticism | adjective | |
| manacle | a metal band; chain or shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles | adjective | |
| Craven | cowardly person | adjective | |
| Apposite | apt I'm the circumstances or in relation to something | adjective | |
| Astute | having or showing an ability to access ones advantages | adjective | |
| Thematic | relating to theme | adjective | |
| Marginal | of secondary importance; very narrow margin, on the edge of something | adjective | |
| Adage | a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth | adjective | |
| Incipient | in an initial stage | adjective | |
| Nascent | just coming into existence | adjective | |
| Alacrity | bright cheerful readiness | adjective | |
| Affinity | a spontaneous liking or interest in something | adjective | |
| Idiosyncrasy | a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual; a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing | adjective |
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