Languid adjective sluggish from fatigue or weakness In the summer months, the great heat makes people languid and lazy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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languid adjective sluggish from fatigue or weakness In the summer months, the great heat makes people languid and lazy mercurial adjective characterized by rapid change; erratic Though he was widely respected for his mathematical proofs, the mercurial genius was impossible to live with.

oblique adjective diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward Martin’s oblique language confused those who listened to him.

parsimony noun frugality, stinginess Many relatives believed that my aunt’s wealth resulted from her parsimony precocious adjective advanced, developing ahead of time Derek was so academically precocious that by the time he was 10 years old, he was already in the ninth grade.

replete adjective full, abundant The unedited version was replete with naughty words taciturn adjective not inclined to talk Though Jane never seems to stop talking, her brother is quite taciturn.

sagacity noun shrewdness, soundness of judgment With remarkable sagacity, the wise old man predicted and thwarted his children’s plan to ship him off to a nursing home salient adjective significant, conspicuous One of the salient differences between Alison and Nancy is that Alison is a foot taller.

upbraid verb to criticize or scold severely The last thing Lindsay wanted was for Lisa to upbraid her again about missing the rent payment vacuous adjective lack of content or ideas, stupid Beyoncé realized that the lyrics she had just penned were completely vacuous and tried to add more substance; it didn’t work.

wanton adjective undisciplined, lewd, lustful Vicky’s wanton demeanor often made the frat guys next door very excited hegemony noun domination over others Britain’s hegemony over its colonies was threatened once nationalist sentiment began to spread around the world.

fastidious adjective meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards Mark is so fastidious that he is never able to finish a project because it always seems imperfect to him garrulous adjective talkative, wordy Some talk-show hosts are so garrulous that their guests can’t get a word in edgewise.