| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| auxiliary |
serving as an extra means of support; additional. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| inestimable |
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| pervade |
to spread or be present everywhere in. |
| pivotal |
critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. |
| posterior |
located behind or toward the back of something. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| sedate |
composed and dignified. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |