To circumvent something is to get around it in a clever and sometimes dishonest way, or, if it's a rule or law, to avoid being stopped by it.

Berserk generally means “markedly out of control due to intense anger or excitement.” It is often used in the phrase go berserk, which can mean either “to become very excited” or “to become very angry and often violent.”

1. deserving of respect, esteem or high regard

2. having value, worth or significance that can be calculated or known

the strategic promotion of a nation's cuisine to build diplomatic connections and favorable public relations for that nation.

Splenetic is a formal word that typically describes expressions of sharp annoyance and anger.

// The newspaper publisher's splenetic editorials often struck fear into local politicians.

1. brief and to the point; effectively cut short

2. marked by rude or arrogant shortness

To coax a person or animal is to influence or persuade them to do something by talking in a gentle and friendly way. Coax can also be used when someone is working to bring about something desired with great perseverance and usually with considerable effort.

great merriment and laughter

Nepotism refers to favoritism based on kinship, and especially to the unfair practice of giving jobs and other favors to relatives.

// It was strongly believed that nepotism played a role in helping Jessica get the sales manager position at her cousin's store.

To grok something is to understand it both profoundly and intuitively.

// She enjoyed the deep discussions in her metaphysics class that helped her grok some of the main themes of Western philosophy.

adjective: of or relating to a coastal or shore region

noun: the region of the shore of a lake, sea or ocean

Churlish is a formal word that means “irritable and rude.”

// It would be churlish not to congratulate the winning team because we lost the match.

Zenith refers to the strongest or most successful period of time for a person or thing

Mellifluous is an adjective used in formal speech and writing to describe things with a smooth, flowing sound. It can also be used to mean “filled with something (such as honey) that sweetens,” as in “mellifluous confections.”

A rejoinder usually means a witty comeback. If someone asks you a silly question like, "Are you painting?" when you are holding a paint can and a brush, your rejoinder could be, "No, I'm just doing my nails."

being equivalent or equal to something

1. difficult to use, handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

2. lacking grace in movement or posture

3. difficult to work or manipulate

Fallible means “capable of making mistakes or being wrong.”

// We can be too hard on ourselves at times and often need gentle reminders that everyone is fallible.

Redound is a formal word that when paired with to means “to have a particular result.” It is often used in one of two idioms: “It redounds to someone's credit/honor” is used to say that a person deserves credit/respect for having done something. “Redound to the advantage of” means “to benefit (someone or something).” Redound is also sometimes used as a synonym of accrue and reflect.

Pareidolia refers to the tendency to perceive a specific and often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

In general contexts, caustic describes bluntly and harshly critical remarks, statements, or ways of being and communicating, as in "a caustic remark" or "caustic humor." In contexts involving chemistry, caustic is a synonym of corrosive, and is used to describe things capable of destroying or eating away matter by chemical action

Assay is a technical word meaning "to test something (such as a metal or drug) to find out what it contains or to assess its value."

Suffrage means “the right to vote in an election.”

1. the male head of family or household

2. a male who is a leading figure in a movement, discipline, industry, enterprise and so on

Duplicity is a formal word that refers to dishonest behavior meant to trick or deceive someone.

continually shifting or rapidly changing

noun: someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath

adjective: worthy of the greatest honor or distinction

verb: award or crown with or as if with a laurel wreath for excellence or achievement

verb: appoint a poet laureate