| caprice |
a sudden, impulsive change of mind or direction, or an unpredictable action. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| devious |
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| pastoral |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural. |
| pliable |
easily bent; flexible; malleable. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |