Vocabulary and Synonyms

Punctilious means showing great attention to detail or correct behavior. Scrupulous is a synonym, as both imply being very careful and precise.

Obscene means offensive to moral principles or indecent. Lewd is a direct synonym.

Remorseful means filled with regret or guilt. Regretful is the correct synonym.

Judicious means having or showing good judgment. Prudent is a direct synonym.

Assimilation is the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas, or the absorption of a minority group into a culture. Absorption is the correct synonym.

Genial means friendly and cheerful. Sociable is the correct synonym.

Gregarious means 'fond of the company of others; sociable'.

Anachronous means misplaced in time.

Circumlocution is the use of many words where fewer would do, often in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive. It is literally a round-about way of speaking.

A cynic is a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons. This fits the description of being incredulous of human goodness.

Monotonous means tiresome.

Diaphanous means almost transparent.

All the words except pleasant mean ghastly or horrific.

All the other words except haven are related to happiness. Haven refers to any place of shelter and safety.

All the words except muzzle means 'releasing (somebody or something)'. Muzzle means the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.