| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |