100 GOOD ADJECTIVES AND PHRASES IN ESSAYSAdamant: unyielding; a very hard substance Adroit: clever, resourceful Amatory: sexual Animistic: quality of recurrence or reversion to earlier formAntic: clownish, frolicsome Serene: sereneBaleful: deadly, forebodingBellicose: quarrelsome (its synonym belligerent can also be a noun)Bilious: unpleasant, peevishBoorish: crude, insensitiveCalamitous: disastrousCaustic: corrosive, sarcastic; a corrosive substanceCerulean: sky blueComely: attractiveConcomitant: accompanyingContumacious: rebelliousCorpulent: obeseCrapulous: immoderate in appetiteDefamatory: maliciously misrepresentingDidactic: conveying information or moral instructionDilatory: causing delay, tardyDowdy: shabby, old-fashioned; an unkempt womanEfficacious: producing a desired effectEffulgent: brilliantly radiantEgregious: conspicuous, flagrantEndemic: prevalent, native, peculiar to an areaEquanimous: even, balancedExecrable: wretched, detestableFastidious: meticulous, overly delicateFeckless: weak, irresponsibleFecund: prolific, inventiveFriable: brittleFulsome: abundant, overdone, effusiveGarrulous: wordy, talkativeGuileless: naiveGustatory: having to do with taste or eatingHeuristic: learning through trial-and-error or problem solvingHistrionic: affected, theatricalHubristic: proud, excessively self-confidentIncendiary: inflammatory, spontaneously combustible, hotInsidious: subtle, seductive, treacherousInsolent: impudent, contemptuousIntransigent: uncompromisingInveterate: habitual, persistentInvidious: resentful, envious, obnoxiousIrksome: annoyingJejune: dull, puerileJocular: jesting, playfulJudicious: discreetLachrymose: tearfulLimpid: simple, transparent, sereneLoquacious: talkativeLuminous: clear, shiningMannered: artificial, stiltedMendacious: deceptiveMeretricious: whorish, superficially appealing, pretentiousMinatory: menacingMordant: biting, incisive, pungentMunificent: lavish, generousNefarious: wickedNoxious: harmful, corruptingObtuse: blunt, stupidParsimonious: frugal, restrainedPendulous: suspended, indecisivePernicious: injurious, deadlyPervasive: widespreadPetulant: rude, ill humoredPlatitudinous: resembling or full of dull or banal commentsPrecipitate: steep, speedyPropitious: auspicious, advantageous, benevolentPuckish: impishQuerulous: cranky, whiningQuiescent: inactive, untroublesomeRebarbative: irritating, repellentRecalcitant: resistant, obstinateRedolent: aromatic, evocativeRhadamanthine: harshly strictRisible: laughableRuminative: contemplativeSagacious: wise, discerningSalubrious: healthfulSartorial: relating to attire, especially tailored fashionsSclerotic: hardeningSerene: peaceful Serpentine: snake-like, winding, tempting or wilySpasmodic: having to do with or resembling a spasm, excitable, intermittentStrident: harsh, discordant; obtrusively loudTaciturn: closemouthed, reticentTenacious: persistent, cohesive,Tremulous: nervous, trembling, timid, sensitiveTrenchant: sharp, penetrating, distinctTurbulent: restless, tempestuousTurgid: swollen, pompousUbiquitous: pervasive, widespreadUxorious: inordinately affectionate or compliant with a wifeVerdant: green, unripeVoluble: glib, given to speakingVoracious: ravenous, insatiableWheedling: flatteringWithering: devastatingZealous: eager, devoted

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