| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| azure |
the color of a clear blue sky. |
| captious |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| libel |
in law, written or printed matter that is false, damages a person's reputation or material well-being, and arises from malice or extreme negligence. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| requisite |
required or essential. |
| simultaneous |
existing, happening, or done at the same time. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| unsubstantiated |
lacking the evidence or verification needed to establish as true. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |
| vexation |
the condition of being annoyed. |