chronic•constantchron (time)

hyperbole•extreme exaggeration

hyper (over)+bole (throw)

sonorous•full-sounding; loud

son (sound) +ous (full of)

germane•relatedgerm (vital / related)

convivial• friendly, fond of company

con (together) + viv (life)

cognomen•nickname

cogn (know) +nomen (name)

anarchist•one against government

an (without) +archy (government)

animadversion•criticismanim (mind) + ad (to) +vert (turn)

pusillanimous•cowardlypusill (very small) + anim (mind) +ous (full of)

subterfuge•deception; trick

sub (below) +fug (flee)

saturnine• gloomy and distant

Saturn + ine (nature of)

luminary•person most admired in a profession

lum (light)

exorbitant•unreasonable

ex (out) +orb (circle)

expatriate•banish / one who moves abroad

ex (out) +patria (native land)

filigree• lacy design

fil (thread) +granum (grain)

eulogy•words of praise

eu (good) +log (word)

sedentary•sitting most of the time

sed (sit)

euphoria• feeling of extreme happiness

eu (good) +phor (carry)

bonhomie•good-naturedness

bon (good) +homme (man)

bona fide•authentic

bon (good) +fid (faith)

bon vivant• indulger in luxury

bon (good) +viv (life)

mutable• changeable

muta (change) +

able

impute•attribute fault or responsibility

im (into) +put (think)

status quo•present state

status (state) +quo (in which)

paradigm•model

para (beside) +digm = dicere (show)