| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| derange |
to cause to be mentally ill. |
| fallible |
capable of making mistakes; liable to error. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
| nondescript |
having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| rue1 |
to regret, repent of, or feel sorry about. |
| sheathe |
to put in a tight, protective case. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |