List 9 + 10

• Acerbic - sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone
• Assume - suppose to be the case, without proof; take on (a specified quality, appearance, or extent)
• Bewildered - perplexed and confused; very puzzled
• Commend - praise formally or officially
• Contextualize - place or study in context
• Plead - make an emotional appeal; present and argue for (a position), especially in court or in another public context
• Pompous - affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important
• Recalcitrant - uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
• Satire - the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or voices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
• Zealous - having or showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective
• ambiguous - (of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning
• inflammatory - (especially of speech or writing) arousing or intended to arouse angry or violent feelings
• objective - (of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts; not dependent on the mind for existence
• pedestrian - lacking inspiration or excitement; dull
• portray - depict (someone or something) in a work of art or literature; describe (someone or something) in a particular way
• privy - sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)
• project - present (someone or something) in a way intended to create a favorable impression; display (an emotion or quality) in one's behavior; transfer or attribute one's own emotion or desire to (another person), especially unconsciously
• recite - repeat aloud or declaim (a poem or passage) from memory before an audience; state (names, facts, etc.) in order
• refute - prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove
• sardonic - grimly mocking or cynical