| apex |
the highest point; tip. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| induce |
to persuade or influence, as to a course of action. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| pejorative |
acting or tending to create a negative impression; disparaging; demeaning. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| supercilious |
showing an arrogant disregard, as a look, manner, or person. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| truism |
a self-evident statement; platitude. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |