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Laconic
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
eclectic
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
sanguine
confidently optimistic and cheerful
dearth
an insufficient quantity or number
iconoclast
someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions
Largesse
liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
edict
a formal or authoritative proclamation
stolid
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
debacle
a sudden and violent collapse
incontrovertible
impossible to deny or disprove
Legerdemain
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
ebullient
joyously unrestrained
serendipity
good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
debunk
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
inexorable
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
libertarian
someone who believes the doctrine of free will
exacerbate
make worse
semaphore
an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
demagogue
a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
insidious
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
licentious
lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
expurgate
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
sanctimonious
excessively or hypocritically pious
diaphanous
so thin as to transmit light
interlocutor
a person who takes part in a conversation