Sprightly (adjective)(sprahyt-lee)
Animated, vivacious, or gay; lively.
The ballerina stepped sprightly across the stage.
Insouciance (noun)( in-soo-see-uhns)
1. The quality of being insouciant
2. Lack of care or concern
I told him the news, so I was rather taken aback when he reacted with such insouciance as if nothing had happened.
Ruction (noun) (ruk-shun)
1. A noisy fight
2. Disturbance, uproar
The ruction outside the door prompted me to investigate what was going on.
Impugn (verb) (im-pyoon)
To assail by words or arguments; oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
The group has launched a series of negative campaign ads impugning the character of leading candidate.
Lissome [lis-uh m] – Adjective
1. Bending or moving gracefully or with ease and lightness; lithe, supple, limber, agile, etc.
2. Lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
"Daniel Browning Smith boasts the title of "the most flexible man alive" and regularly pushes the limits of his lissome body."
Surreptitious [sur-uh p-tish-uh s] – Adjective
1. Obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth;
2. Secret or unauthorized;
"He watched her surreptitiously as she waited at the bus stop."
Repudiate (ri-pyoo-dee-eyt) – verb
1. To reject as having no authority or binding force
2. To cast off or disown
Repudiate any claim without our written consent.
Cynic (sin-ik) – noun
A person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view
I'm quite a hardened cynic when direct mail drops through my door.
Resplendent (ri-splen-duh nt) – Adjective
1. Shining brilliantly
2. Gleaming
3. Having great beauty and splendor
"The tiny hummingbird was resplendent in its iridescent coat."
Stentorian (sten-tawr-ee-uh n, -tohr-) – Adjective
1. Very loud or powerful in sound.
2. Uncommonly loud
"The uproar in the hall was suddenly silenced by the deep, stentorian admonitions of the vice principal"
Etiology (ee-tee-ol-uh-jee) (noun):
1. In Pathology the study of the causes of diseases.
2. Any study of causes, causation, or causality, as in philosophy, biology, or physics.
Research underway to elucidate the etiology of diabetic micro vascular disease has revealed new targets for drug design.
Titubant (tich-oo-buhnt) (noun):
A disturbance of body equilibrium in standing or walking, resulting in an uncertain gait and trembling.
The world is still quivering and titubant under the shock of the attack on the Twin Towers in September 2001.
Euphoria [yo?o'fôre?] - Noun
1. A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
2. Affective state of exaggerated well-being or elation.
"The euphoria of success will fuel your desire to continue. "
Galling [ˈgȯ-liŋ] – Adjective
1. Markedly irritating.
2. Obsolete rubbing painfully; chafing.
3. A severe form of adhesive wear which occurs during sliding contact of one surface relative to another
"I always find this question galling, for some reason."
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