Rash, impulsive

•impetuous

Theory requiring proof

•hypothesis

outstanding

exemplary

Guilt diminishing

•extenuating

Flushed, ornate

•florid

lucky

•fortuitous

Pleasure seeker

•hedonist

thrifty

•frugal

Overused, cliched

•hackneyed

Arrogant, condescending

•haughty

Motionless; non-reactive

•inert

To oppress a race or group of people

because of ethnicity or religion

•persecute

A statement of beliefs or set of

principles

•creed

Strong, effective or powerful; exerting

persuasion, influence, or force

•potent

A fortress or strongly fortified

building in or near a city, used as a place of refuge

•citadel

Something which has qualities that

seem to contradict each other

•paradox

Punishment that is inflicted in return for a

wrong•vengeance

dread

•apprehension

Ill feeling toward something or

somebody

•resentment

Opinion or claim stated in the course of an argument

•contention

Difficult to deal with or overcome

•formidable

Invoke supposed supernatural powers; influence with spells

•conjure

Too eager to obey

subservient

Insincere or feigned behavior

•pretense

Great in amount, size or extent

•prodigious

Dissenting minority with a

larger group

•faction

To cause severe mental or physical

distress to the body

•afflict

Fear or uneasiness about a future event

•trepidation