| amicable |
characterized by good will; friendly. |
| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| articulate |
able to speak or express oneself in a clear way. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| imbibe |
to take up or consume by drinking. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| monologue |
a long speech or reading given by a single speaker. |
| presumption |
a belief that is taken for granted but not proved. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |