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tirade

an angry speech

pine

to yearn for

profuse

plentiful, pouring out in abundance; If you're bleeding profusely, you're bleeding a lot

retiring

to be shy and to be inclined to retract from company

hound

to pursue relentlessly

affluent

You know you're driving through an affluent neighborhood when you see large houses, perfect landscaping, and expensive cars. Use affluent to describe wealthy people or areas.

tender

offer up something formally

err

to make an error

diabolical

to be extremely wicked like the devil, stronger word than despicable

bleak

Something that is bleak is gloomy and depressing. If it's raining and dark, you might describe the night as bleak. If you have looked for work and no one will hire you, you could describe your prospects as bleak

vindicative

to have a very strong desire for revenge

spendthrift

one who spends money extravagantly

inflammatory

extremely controversial, incendiary

indigenous

originating in a certain area

voracious

Voracious is an adjective used to describe a wolflike appetite. It might be a craving for food or for something else, such as power, but the word usually denotes an unflattering greediness.

screed

an abusive rant

underwrite

To underwrite is to insure or promise to be financially responsible in case of loss or damage. An insurance agent can underwrite your renter's insurance policy, which protects you if there's a fire or robbery

reprobate

a reprobate is a bad egg. The black sheep of the family, missing a moral compass — a reprobate's been called everything from a deviant to an evildoer to a scoundrel.

miser

a person who doesn't like to spend money because ther are greedy

badger

to pester

errant

Although errant is commonly used as a synonym for "misbehaving" or "naughty," it also refers to things that are just out of place. "the errant boys skipped school to go to the movies," or "an errant snowball hit your neighbor instead of your arch enemy."

corroborate

to confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim)

apex

the highest point

replete

Replete shares a root with the word plenty. When you have plenty of cookies and cake, you can say your table is replete with goodies

hodgepodge

a confused mixture; a hotchpotch. "Rob's living room was a hodgepodge ofmodern furniture and antiques"