| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| inscrutable |
impossible to comprehend or interpret; mysterious. |
| interplay |
the action or influence of two or more things on each other; reciprocal effect. |
| maturation |
the act or process of becoming fully grown or developed, in structure, behavior, or the like. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| recommence |
to begin or start again. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| subsidiary |
assisting or supplementing. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |
| vexation |
the condition of being annoyed. |