| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| equable |
not varying extremely or suddenly; uniform; stable. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |