| abet |
to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing. |
| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| derogatory |
having the purpose or effect of detracting; disparaging. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| dovetail |
to fit together precisely or harmoniously. |
| exchangeable |
capable of being interchanged with or given in return for another. |
| ignominy |
the condition of being in disgrace or dishonor; humiliation. |
| lackadaisical |
lacking energy, determination, or enthusiasm; listless or lazy. |
| lieu |
the place formerly occupied by something or someone. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| peevish |
irritable or easily annoyed; ill-tempered. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| reticent |
reluctant to speak; not given to frequent speech; restrained; shy. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |