More than Words

From artlyst.com

In no specific order:

1. platitude -  a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
2. erudition - knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning; scholarship.
3. ennui - a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom-
4. affliction - a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery
5. calcified - to make or become rigid or intransigent, as in a political position.
6. licentious - going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits; disregarding rules.
7. venerate - to regard or treat with reverence; revere
8. writ large - made more obvious or prominent; "the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features"
9. bucolic - of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life
10. eviscerate - to deprive of vital or essential parts
11. temerity - reckless boldness; rashness.
12. diffident - lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
13. castigate - to criticize or reprimand severely.
14. elucidate - to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain: an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior.
15. ambivalence - uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
16. hyperbole - an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”
17. punctilious - extremely attentive to punctilios;  strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
18. priapic - exaggeratedly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality.
19. turpitude - vile, shameful, or base character; depravity.
20. avuncular - of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle: avuncular affection