adj. sounding jarring; discordant (*) demure (*) sacrosanct (*) cacophonous (*) ingenuous

adj. foolishly and tearfully sentimental; weepy; emotional (*) dynamic (*) maudlin (*) capricious (*) felicitous

n. incorrectness; unsuitableness (*) promontory (*) epithet (*) impropriety (*) fracas

n. widespread ruin; destruction (*) increment (*) devastation (*) impostor (*) paradox

n. witty remark; assault; journey (*) sally (*) harangue (*) respite (*) dissension

v. to whip severely; to flog; to lash; to chastise (*) scourge (*) incarcerate (*) blemish (*) discourse

adj. timid; lacking self-confidence; shy (*) discursive (*) redolent (*) artful (*) diffident

adj. pretending to be religious; self-righteous (*) ubiquitous (*) lachrymose (*) querulous (*) sanctimonious

v. to attack with words; to question the truthfulness or integrity; to challenge (*) edify (*) coalesce (*) frustrate (*) impugn

n. cruelty; ferocity; harshness (*) mettle (*) dispatch (*) truculence (*) bombast