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improvident adj not providing for the future, rash and thriftless He spent very penny of his paycheck as soon as he got it, but his improvident spending caught up with him when he took ill and needed to rely on his non-existent savings account.
inimical adj injurious or harmful--adverse in its effects Although Delbert proclaimed a healthy interest in vegetarianism, his many other habits such as smoking and drinking, proved inimical to his health and eventually killed him.
insouciance n charming innocence and lightheartedness Glenda charmed us all with her delightful insouciance and warm child-like smile.
lachrymose adj tearful and weeping Belinda was so habitually lachrymose that she cried at the opening of a supermarket.
mordant adj bitingly sarcastic, incisive, and painful The comedian's mordant wit made some of the audience laugh, but most just squirmed painfully, shocked by the cruelty of his satire.
obeisance n the manner of a servant or a slave, an outward sign of servility and obedience When we entered the chamber of the king, we bowed low as a sign of our obeisance toward him.
sententious adj terse and full of meaning, given to speaking in aphorisms You can be sure you'll never hear a long-winded speech from him; so sententious is his expression that he'll deliver a wise address in under 15 minutes.
surreptitious adj sneaky and underhanded, in the manner of a spy, done with stealth Danny's surreptitious maneuverings went undetected by the prison guards, and he had soon obtained us a key.
turbid adj murky and indistinct, like the disturbed waters of a pond or a page of prose that's badly disorganized After suffering a blow to the head, I found my thoughts coming thick and turbid; I could not focus clearly on anything.
turgid
adj
1.
Excessively ornate or complex in style or language; grandiloquent: turgid prose.
The turgid prose of his "action novel" slowed the action almost to
a standstill; it took fully five paragraphs for a hatchet to fly through the air
at someone. 2. Swollen or distended, as from a fluid; bloated: a turgid
bladder; turgid veins. The plant had fallen limp from lack of water, but a
good rain brought it back to a glossy and turgid health.