Jape – a practical joke
Quit – leave, vacate
Quarrel – altercation, squabble
Quick – immediate, willing
Quip – banter, gag

Fortitude – courage in pain or adversity
Vacillation – falter, hesitate
Grim – harsh, unyielding
Grit – fortitude, perseverance, courage
Plot – cabal, conspiracy, intrigue

Caginess – artifice, craftiness, foxiness, guile, slyness
Dopiness – broad-mindedness, impartiality, interest, lazy
Desiccate – degrading, disgraceful, disreputable, loathsome, reprehensible
Guilefulness – innocent, naïve
Ingenuous – artless, naive, natural

Quail – a small short-tailed Old World game bird resembling a tiny partridge, typically having brown camouflaged plumage
Assail – assault, attack, bombard
Approach – access, path, way, accession
Tyrant – autocrat, bully, despot
Cringe – wince, recoil

Obliquity – deviation from moral rectitude or sound thinking
Surety – bail, guarantee, guaranty, security, assurance
Incisiveness – impressively direct, decisive, sharp
Profundity – astuteness, deepness, depth, profoundness
Opacity – darkness, murkiness

Opaque – not able to be seen through, not transparent
Unadulterated – purified, unsullied, immaculate, refined
Arcane – impenetrable, cabalistic, mysterious
Clear – fair, cloudless, sunny
Translucent – clear

Fabricate – produce, cook up, make up
Mimic – ape, copy, imitate
Detached – aloof, disinterested, incurious
Concoct – associate, combine, join, link
Flatten – crush, raze

Abandonment -relinquish, resign, surrender
Profanity – blasphemy, sacrilege
Dereliction – neglect, negligence, nonperformance
Sanctity – faith, inviolability, purity, righteousness
Commencement – beginning, start

Nascence – being born or coming into existence for the first time
Cessation – halt, end, suspension, stay, recess
Acrimonious – belligerent, bitter, caustic, petulant
Incipience – beginning to come into being or to become apparent
Omega – ending, close

Nark – irritate
Reassure – encourage, hearten, comfort, inspirit
Solace – consolation, pity, alleviation, assuagement
Irritate – nettle, peeve, provoke
Obligation – accountability, aggrement

Remedy – solution, cure
Parochial – biased. bigoted. conservative
Tablet – slab, stone, slate, monument
Panacea – cure
Plagiarism – appropriation, infringement

Ecclesial – churchly
Profuse – exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant
Churchly – churchlike, ecclesiastic
Secular – inexpert, nonclerical
Profane – indecent, irreverent, nasty, obscene, sacrilegious

Shapeless – (especially of a garment) lacking a distinctive or attractive shape
Amoral – lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something
Amorous – sensual , passionate
Amorphous – nebulous, vague
Amortization – diminution, reduction, step-down

Obligation – an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment
Imperative – domineering, imperious, masterful
Discharge – accomplish, achieve, effect, execute
Quietus – death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life
Loophole – alternative, outlet, technicality, escape clause

Faddish – faddy, fashionable, stylish
Phony – not genuine
Unpopular – not popular
Barge – a long flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on canals and rivers, either under its own power or towed by another
Fashionable – chic, smart, modish, voguish

Elucidate – explain
Exhaust – fatigue, jade, tire, and weary
Oracular – dictatorial, doctrinaire, dogmatic
Examine – inspect, scan, scrutinize
Explicate – explain, expound, interpret

Jejune – naive, simple, innocent
Drab – dull, disconsolate, dismal
Unchildlike – having the good qualities, such as innocence, associated with a child
Poignant – bitter, disturbing
Cosmopolitan – metropolitan, sophisticated, urbane, worldly

Lair – a place where a wild animal, especially a fierce or dangerous one, lives
Concurrent – existing, happening
Arraign – fault, allege, apprehend, arraign
Concealment – the action of hiding something or preventing it from being known
Apart– separated by a specified distance in time or space

Soar – fly or rise high in the air
Fly – wing, soar
Sweet – having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter
Bitter – having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet
Sour – having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar

Corrective– designed to correct or counteract something harmful or undesirable
Compensatory– (of a payment) intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Restorative – having the ability to restore health, strength, or well-being
Commuting– travel some distance between one’s home and place of work on a regular basis
Sluggish – slow-moving or inactive

Fad – an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived, a craze
Classic – capital, champion, consummate
Deviant – abnormal, atypical, bizarre
Standard – popular. prevailing. recognized. run-of-the-mill
Sensation – commotion

Nacreous – shimmering
Iridescent – lustrous, pearly
Monochromatic – containing or using only one colour
Gloom – anguish, bitterness, despair, discouragement
Pale – dim, dull, faded, faint, gray

Oblate – irreligious
Mendicant – begging, cadging, irreligious
Heathen – barbarian, infidel, nonbeliever, pagan
Secular – inexpert
Layperson – novice, outsider, parishioner

Enigmatic – difficult to interpret or understand, mysterious, unclear
Literate – educated
Illiterate – uneducated
Mysterious – peculiar, puzzling
Grumpy – bad-tempered, bearish, cantankerous