| acerbic |
sharp, sour, or harsh in manner, tone, or the like. |
| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| arrogance |
the condition or quality of being arrogant; having too much pride or belief in one's superiority. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| magnanimous |
having or showing a generous, forgiving, or noble nature. |
| morose |
gloomy or sullen. |
| penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| unhinge |
to cause to become confused, unbalanced, or deeply disturbed. |