| desirous |
having a wish or a longing for something. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| infamy |
evil or shameful reputation. |
| juxtaposition |
the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast. |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| profusion |
an abundant supply or display. |
| protract |
to extend in time; prolong. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| theorem |
a proposition or idea that can be proven by other formulas or propositions in mathematics, or deduced from accepted premises or assumptions in logic. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |