| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| plummet |
to fall sharply down, especially at high speed; plunge. |
| postulate |
to assert as something true, especially as a basis for reasoning. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| stipend |
any periodic payment of money, such as a salary or allowance. |
| tenable |
able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical. |
| tribulation |
severe suffering or affliction; distress. |