| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
| irreparable |
impossible to repair, restore, or rectify. |
| lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| protocol |
the proper or agreed upon way of conducting oneself or of doing something. |
| ribald |
characterized by or using rude, coarse, or vulgar language or humor. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| troublesome |
causing anxiety, worry, or bother. |
| unobservable |
not able to be seen; not detectable. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |