Discombobulated: Disconcert or confused. (This is one of my favorite words to use!)
Contumelious: Scornful or insulting; insolent.
Neophyte: A person, who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
Termagant: A harsh-tempered or overbearing woman.
Renege: Go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.
Pulchritudinous: To describe great physical beauty.
Facilitate: Make (action or process) easy or easier.
Aesthetic: Having a sense of beauty.
Apprise: Inform or tell someone.
Cataclysm: A sudden, violent event.
Inquisitive: Curious or inquiring.
Sesquipedalian: To describe someone or something that overuses big words like a philosophy professor or a chemistry textbook.
Solitary: Done or living alone; lonely.
Egress: The action of going out or leaving a place.
Diffident: Shy.
Agog: Very eager or curious to hear or see something.
Wryly: In a way that reflects dry, especially mocking humor.
Substantiate: To confirm, prove.
Cogitate: Think deeply about something; meditate, or reflect.
Gentrify: Renovate and improve (a house or district) so that it conforms to middle-class taste. > Make (someone or their way of life) refined or polite.
Ephemeral: Lasting for a very short time.
Uxorious: Having or showing an excessive or submissive fondness of one's wife.
Dawdle: Move slowly.
Tromp: Walk heavily; trodge.
Trudge: Walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions.
Basorexia: The overwhelming desire to kiss.
Callous: Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
Euneirophrenia: The peace of mind that comes from having pleasant dreams.
Lambast: Criticize (someone or something) harshly.
Nouveau Riche: People, who have recently become rich, especially people who buy expensive things to impress other people.
Castigate: Reprimand (someone) severely.
Acrimony: Bitterness or ill feeling.
Gawp: Stare openly in a stupid or rude manner.
Humorously: In a way that causes amusement; comically.
Reverie: A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.
Assimilate: Take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.
Intently: With earnest and eager attention.
Privilege: A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people.
Coddling: Treat in an indulgent or overprotective way.
Demure: (Of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy.
Wantonly: In a sexually immodest or promiscuous manner.
Scintillate: To throw off sparks; flash/ Sparkling or shining brightly.
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