| ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
| articulate |
able to speak or express oneself in a clear way. |
| capitalist |
one who supports an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned, and prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market. |
| condescension |
patronizing, arrogant behavior or attitude. |
| indecisive |
not definite or conclusive. |
| irrevocable |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| retention |
the act or process of maintaining the possession or use of. |
| tacit |
suggested, implied, or understood, without being expressed in words. |
| tremulous |
trembling or wavering, or inclined to tremble or waver. |