Cloying comes in handy to describe things that are too sweet both literally.
A confession is an admission of guilt, fault, or a mistake.
You might coax the runaway elephant back into the zoo by patting her gently and talking into her ear
Corollary describes a result that is the natural consequence of something else.
Deft means "showing cleverness and skill in handling things."
Depraved is the way to describe perverse behavior lacking moral decency.
More than chipper, more than happy, more than delighted is ebullient
To expedite something is to make it go faster or speed up the process.
If you are exiled from a place, you must leave and not return
To exude is to give off small amounts, usually of liquids or gases,
through small openings, such as pores.
Use exquisite to mean finely or delicately made or done
Felicitous can mean "appropriate," but it also describes something that's lucky.
Sometimes a foible helps make a person who they are
Forfeit means to lose or give up something, usually as a penalty
A person who lives simply and economically can be called frugal
To glean is to gather ideas or information bit by bit.
The verb gauge means to estimate or measure,
while the noun gauge is a tool you can use to make such a measurement.
Let me impart a little bit of knowledge to you about the word impart.
Things that are hectic tend to be happen quickly and all at once
Illicit means not allowed by law or custom.
The adjective impeccable describes something or someone without any flaws.
Something that's Illustrious is well known or famous
Someone impetuous acts too hastily or carelessly
An imposter is a person who pretends to be someone else.
Something incessant continues without interruption
Someone who's insolent is either really doing her own thing,
even if it goes against what everyone else is doing
Irascible comes from the Latin root ira, which means "anger" or "rage,"
Insouciance is a feeling of careless indifference.
Someone who is malicious enjoys hurting or embarrassing others.
See lull, think "calm."
To meander means to wander aimlessly on a winding roundabout course.
Myopic is an adjective meaning shortsighted in every sense.
If the first section of the newspaper you read is the obituaries, you could be considered morbid.
A paltry amount is so small it's not even worth thinking about.
If something is outlandish it's bizarre or unfamiliar
Ossify means to become bony
An impudent person is bold, sassy, and shameless.
When you operate under a pretense, you're not being honest.
Feeling a little saucy? Perhaps a bit provocative
but in a good way? Then it's safe to say your personality is a little piquant.
A pier is a platform reaching out to sea that can be used as a landing place for ships.
When Picasso is described as a protean genius,
it means that not only was he brilliant, but he changed the way he worked many times
Starting in the 16th century, a quarantine lasted specifically 40 days
Quintessential means embodying or possessing the essence of something.
The Church may absolve you of your sins, but that won't absolve you of the need to attend mass.
Someone with alacrity shows cheerful willingness and eager behavior
A blunder is an embarrassing mistake.
If you have a knack or aptitude for doing something, you can say you have a bent for it.
Use the word calamity to describe an event that causes great harm and misery
A sham is a fake.
Terse means brief, or using very few words.
When you're befuddled, you're bewildered, confused, lost, or mixed-up.
To promulgate is to officially put a law into effect.
A feat is an exemplary, even bold achievement, often an act of great courage or skill.
Pernicious means harmful and subtle
To protract something is to stretch it out.
A panoply is a collection or an assortment of things.
Rampant means wild, out of control
To have panache is to have a stylish flair
Veracity sounds like some kind of disease you don't want to catch,
but in fact, it means truthfulness.
To grip something is to hold it firmly.
When a young person shows respect and obedience to an older person,
they’re being deferential to the elder’s wisdom and experience.
The advent of something means that it's finally here.
If you are a cerebral person, no one would ever call you a drama queen
Defer means to put off or delay.
If you can't decide how you feel about something, declare yourself ambivalent about it.
Choose the adjective dubious for something you have doubts about or you suspect is not true.
Deter means to discourage, or literally “to frighten away.”
esoteric things will remain a mystery to you.
Sporadic is an adjective that you can use to refer to something
that happens or appears often, but not constantly or regularly.
When you debunk something you show it to be false.