Crossword Puzzle

sycophant someone who uses flattery to get what they
pernicious intending to cause
ubiquitous appearing
non-sequitur a statement that does not logically follow a conversation
diatribe a forceful and bitter verbal
slipshod showing lack of care or
nefarious wicked or
precursor a person or thing that comes before another of a similar
impregnable unable to be captured or broken
demure shy or
jingoistic overly
implacable unable to be
affinity a natural
coquette a woman who flirts to get what she
harangue lecture at length in an aggressive
bemoan express discontent or sorrow
misogynist someone who hates
abhor
talisman an object with magical powers to bring good
placid not easily upset or
bovine in the manner of a
facetious treating serious issues with inappropriate
contrite deeply remorseful for a bad
erudite showing great knowledge or
anomaly something that deviates from what is expected or
noxious very
bilk to cheat someone out of
replete well supplied with
blasphemy profane talk about holy or sacred
absolution formal release from guilt or
cantankerous argumentative and
deride to verbally rip
debacle a
temerity excessive or
ennui dissatisfaction or exhaustion caused by
abstain restrain oneself from doing or enjoying
haughty arrogantly
tenacious not letting go of or giving up on something one holds
acquiesce accept something reluctantly, but without
lampoon publicly
curmudgeon a bad-tempered
sojourn a temporary
gregarious fond of
augment to
insidious advancing in a gradual way to cause