| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| backfire |
to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted. |
| commentary |
a series of explanatory or interpretive remarks or comments. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| fallible |
capable of making mistakes; liable to error. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| indict |
to formally accuse (someone) of a crime in a court of law after studying evidence. |
| infidelity |
unfaithfulness, especially to marital vows; adultery. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| tempestuous |
characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy; turbulent. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |
| waiver |
the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy. |