| acerbic |
sharp, sour, or harsh in manner, tone, or the like. |
| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| calculable |
able to be determined by mathematical computation. |
| culmination |
the highest point; zenith; climax. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| imbalance |
a defect in proportion or balance between elements. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| referendum |
the submission of a legislative measure to a vote by the general public, or the vote thus taken. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |