| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| inherent |
existing in or belonging to something as an essential or inborn part of its nature; innate; intrinsic. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| parody |
a humorous imitation in print, music, or performance of a serious person, work of art, or publication. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| skepticism |
distrust or disbelief, or a general tendency to doubt and question. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |