adj. cumbrous (*) burdensome and clumsy; bulky; unwieldy (*) lying flat on the back; inert; inactive; averse to taking action; indifferent; passive (*) opposed; contrary (*) understood by only a chosen few; confidential; private

adj. pedantic (*) burdensome and clumsy; bulky; unwieldy (*) emphasizing minutiae or form in scholarship or teaching; strict; meticulous (*) equivalent to; equal to (*) gentle; polite; agreeable; pleasant; kind; boring; apathetic

adj. dolorous (*) extremely dry; parched; barren; unimaginative (*) sarcastic; doubting the sincerity of others; pessimistic (*) sorrowful; mournful; painful (*) separate; individual

adj. disconsolate (*) without hope; sad; dejected; depressed (*) unpredictable; irregular; unsettled (*) understood but not plainly stated; without doubt; indirectly suggested; implied; unconditional; contained within (*) lack of feeling; impartial; calm; unbiased

adj. mottled (*) smooth and slippery; speaking or spoken in a smooth manner; easily fluent; careless; insincere (*) unidentified; disguised; concealed; anonymous; unknown (*) spotted or streaked with varied colors (*) friendly; good-natured; easy to talk to

n. jeopardy (*) person who advocates extreme basic changes (*) person skilled at telling stories (*) sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness (*) danger; peril; hazard

adj. vicarious (*) taking the place of another; felt, received or done in place of another; indirect (*) suited; pleasant; agreeable; affable (*) mentally distressed; distracted; crazed; bewildered; hysterical (*) honest; truthful; sincere; frank; straightforward; open

adj. exotic (*) unusual; striking; foreign; out of the ordinary (*) changeable; fickle (*) not easily discouraged or defeated; unconquerable (*) insensitive; materialistic; rude; ill-mannered

adj. flagrant (*) pertaining to or used in a court of law; rhetorical; argumentative (*) constantly changing or varying in pattern or scenes (*) glaringly wrong; shameless; notorious; offensive (*) deadly; causing distress or death; destructive

adj. sallow (*) ill-natured; quarrelsome; contentious; irritable (*) unequal; different; unlike; contrasting (*) sick; having a sickly yellow coloring (*) sacrificing moral principles in order to attain power; politically cunning; crafty