| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| diffident |
unsure of oneself; shy; demure. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| insufferable |
incapable of being tolerated or endured; unbearable. |
| insuperable |
not able to be conquered or overcome. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |
| volatility |
the quality or condition of being highly changeable or inconsistent. |