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tempestuous
characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion
mitigate
make less severe, serious, or painful.
countermanded
revoke (an order).
disparate
essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.
grandiloquent
pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress
apathetic
showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
epiphany
experience of a sudden and striking realization
antedated
precede in time; come before (something) in date.
resurgent
increasing or reviving after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence.
apprehension
anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
destitute
without the basic necessities of life.
opulence
great wealth or luxuriousness.
capitulate
cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.
enmity
the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
disinterested
not influenced by considerations of personal advantage.
charlatan
a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud
exacting
making great demands on one’s skill, attention, or other resources.
hubris
excessive pride or self-confidence
solicitous
characterized by or showing interest or concern.
celerity
swiftness of movement./quickness
clemency
mercy; lenience.
jingoistic
characterized by extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy
consecrated
make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose.
truculent
aggressively self-assertive
