| captious |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding. |
| embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. |
| flippant |
disrespectful or indifferent to someone or something worthy of respect; shallowly humorous. |
| martinet |
a person who enforces very strict discipline, especially in the military. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| provisional |
adopted on a temporary or tentative basis until something permanent is established; conditional. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| tactile |
of, having, or pertaining to the sense of touch. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |
| variegate |
to make varied or give variety to, especially by making multicolored. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |