| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| inkling |
a blurry or partial idea or understanding. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| pertain |
to relate to or have to do with something. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |
| sundry |
of various kinds; miscellaneous. |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |
| tensile |
of or relating to tension. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| vociferous |
crying out, especially in protest; vocal; clamorous. |