quixotic
An admirable ambition, but one utterly lacking in practicality.
assuage
An attempt to soothe, pacify, make peace or make things easier.
prurient
Excessively interested in matters of the flesh.
elan
An especially stylish sense for great flair.
revere
Holding in the highest regard.
reprehensible
Disgraceful; held in the lowest regard; loathsome.
accompany
Escort; to tag along.
abnegation
repudiation; a wholesale rejection.
accrue
To accumulate or amass in number.
besmirch
To defame; tarnish or drag through the mud.
blasé
The appearance of being indifferent; a lack of concern exhibited in a demonstrative way.
collonade
Series of columns regularly spaced from each other.
gastric
Related to intestinal or stomach issues.
self-effacing
A display of modesty; unassuming and discreet.
specious
Of questionable logic; characterized by baseless assumptions.
tautology
An attempt to prove one statement is true by repeating the same idea using a different phraseology
onerous
Time-consuming and tedious; a cumbersome load.
debacle
A catastrophe; a calamitous occurence; the worst possible outcome.
delimit
The imposition of a boundary or the setting of a restriction.
dissimulate
To conceal or hide; camouflaging the truth.
implausible
So unlikely as to be beyond belief; fantastical; far-fetched; incredibly unlikely.
inculcation
Indoctrination; the process of getting with the program.
pertinacious
Resolute and unyielding.
