List 7 & 8

• Candid - truthful and straightforward; frank
• criticize - form and express a sophisticated judgment of (a literary or artistic work)
• eminent - (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession
• fatalistic - relating to or characteristic of the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable
• forebonding - implying or seeming to imply that something bad is going to happen
• posit - assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument; put in position; place
• retort - say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner
• supercilious - behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
• trace - find or describe the origin or development of
• vitriolic - filled with bitter criticism or malice
• awry - away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss
• callous - showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
• clarify - make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible
• diffident - modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
• elicit - call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
• exemplify - be a typical example of; give an example of; illustrate by giving an example
• implication - the conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.
• lofty - of a noble or exalted nature; proud, aloof, or self-important
• subdued - (of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed
• validate - demonstrate or support the truth or value of; recognize or affirm the validity or worth of (a person or their feelings or opinions)