| condescension |
patronizing, arrogant behavior or attitude. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| enigma |
something puzzling, contradictory, or mysterious; something for which a solution cannot be found. |
| euphony |
a pleasing, harmonious quality of sounds, especially words. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| regale |
to entertain or delight, as with humorous tales. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| vociferous |
crying out, especially in protest; vocal; clamorous. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |