| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| compile |
to gather information together to form one written work. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
| equanimity |
the quality of remaining calm, serene, or unruffled, especially under stress; composure. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| inconsequential |
having no significant effect or result; not important. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| salient |
extremely noticeable or prominent; conspicuous; important. |
| simpleminded |
not complex or sophisticated. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |