| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| decimation |
the act of destroying a large part or number of something. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| haggle |
to bargain or argue over petty differences in price, terms, or point of view. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| monochromatic |
having or using only a single color or shades of one color. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| paradox |
a statement that contradicts or seems to contradict itself, yet often expresses a truth, such as "Less is more". |
| preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
| sardonic |
bitterly mocking; derisive; scornful. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| wheedle |
to try to persuade or influence by coaxing or flattery; cajole. |