| climatic |
of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| electorate |
a body of those entitled to participate in an election; qualified voters, as a group. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| novice |
a person with little or no experience at a particular job or activity. |
| remunerative |
providing or likely to provide payment or reward; profitable. |
| revile |
to speak about or speak to with hostile insults; disparage or abuse. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |