Acting on impulse, think of impatient:

He acted impetuously while waiting for his name to be called.

shy, timid, unsure

The lady was amused by the diffident suitor.

Natalie Nakels was a diffident young girl who overcame her shyness by becoming a rockstar on MTV's Made.

uninteresting or bland

The girl's cheerleading performance was an insipid display of athleticism and garnered boo's and yawns from the audience.

Brave, bold, fearless

The intrepid sailor hoisted himself off the ship into the violent waves to save his fellow shipmate

Using too many words

The speech was far too verbose for the fourth-graders to capture any meaning from it.

To write out or type out in full.

The woman transcribed her husband's letters which had become tattered and worn from years of careless handling.

Retaliation for an injury with the intent of inflicting at least as much injury in return.

The colonization of Palestine provoked reprisal against Israel by the hands of the Arab peoples.

(besides the inability to produce offspring)

lacking creativity imagination or viltality

To hasten or speed up

The expedited delivery of the package allowed ample time for the electrician to finish his installation of the cirvuit board.

To explain or deduce the meaning of

The diagram allowed the professor to construe the meaning of the written passage.

The young man construed the smile of his girlfriend to be a sign of joy when he entered her room.

It is difficult to construe the meaning of your sentence without a proper definition of the word 'cursory'.

To overthrow or undermine.

The French peasants subverted the tyranny of their king, Louis the XVI, in a bloody revolution which took the lives of over one-million people.

Hastily done with little attention to detail.

A cursory glance at the statistical data would suggest an increase in economic activity in the American economy, but a closer examination would tell a different story.

Inclined to seek vengeance.

She was incredibly vindictive towards her mother for the physical abuse against her as a child and would later reveal to her psychologist plans to muder her in her sleep.

A plentiful supply of material goods or wealth.

The CEO displayed tremendous affluence when disclosing his private earnings to his colleques during the last quater.

To examine and compare carefully in order to note points of disagreement.

The investigator gathered collated evidence in an attempt to compare the discussions between the private business owner and the head of a prominent New York drug smuggling cartel.

feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

He expressed his reverence for the authors of the Constitution.

Profound respect or reverence.

He expressed much veneration towards the authors of the Constitution.

Lending it's name to

The eponymous and excellent-tasting jelly made from this fruit gives the Jelly PalmTree it's name.

Attacking or cynically viewing popular institutions and beleifs and/or public figures

The original Zeitgiest receieved critical acclaim for it's iconoclastic artistry.

to humiliate, degrade

After being overthrown and abased, the deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror

to reduce, lessen

The rain poured down for a while, then abated.

to give up a position, usually one of leadership

The Nixon abdicated his presidency after allegations that he was stealing money for his election campaign.

something that differes from the norm

Her orange spikey hair and ripped jeans wer an aberration from the school dress-code.

to aid, help, encourage

The Peace Corp was dispatched to abet the Haitian citizens in their struggle to bring food to the hungry.

to hate, detest

"I abhor such despicable behavior!"

pitiful, wretched

I find your attempt to sabatoge Mellisa's wedding a disgraceful and abject attempt to win your ex-boyfriend back.

to reject, renounce

To prove his honesty, the President abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.

denial of comfort to oneself

The brahmas slept on the floor, took only cold showers, and generally followed other practices of abnegation.

to cut down, shorten

The abridged version of the speech provided a clearer understand of what she was trying to accomplish

to abolish, usually by authority

The practice of burning flags was abrogated by the United States Congress as an act of treason.

to sneak away and hide

When her parents came home from the parent-teacher conference, Sam absconded through the back door to her friends house.

freedom from blame, guilt, sin

The feeling of absolution was undescribable as the suspect was acquitted of all charges.

hard to comprehend

Peter's abstruse coding made it difficult for his colleuges to decide what his program did.

to agree

I accede to the mayor's request to end business practices which undermine the quality of work for my employees.

high praise, special distinction

Britney Spears received high accolades for her performance on the VH1 music awards

an agreement

We reached an accord regarding the rights of workers to collectively bargain.

to confront verbally

I accosted the man for the disrespectful tone he took with the female waitress

slow growth in size or amount

The slow accretion of wealth of the minority elite prompted widespread anguish amongst the nations poorest people.

to agree or comply without protesting

We ask the public to acquiesce to the new measures we are taken to ensure the security of our police officers during private inspections.

bitterness, discord

The new republican bill caused acrimony amongst the union leaders and it's members.

keen insight

His spiritual acumen gave the Buddah a never before acheived peace of mind which we would later teach to his followers.

Wanting or devouring great quantities of food

He had a voracious appetite after having fasted for three days.

break, pause, rest

The setting sun offered the sailor breif respite from the daily drugery of mopping decks and polishing hand-rails.

to reprimand or scold

The teacher upbraided the student for speaking out of turn.

profoundly bad or shameful

The murder was so egregious that the person convicted was given four life sentences.

a benefit or gain

The boon of being an olympic diver is receiving tremendous respect from your peers.

to expose oneself to pleasant warmth

the woman basked in the sun for hours.

extensive, abundant, extravagant

The profuse amount of oil spilt into the gulf region sparked outcries from those reliant on the fishing