| auxiliary |
serving as an extra means of support; additional. |
| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| delicacy |
something delightful or rare, especially food. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| dupe |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| facile |
acting or working in an easy, effortless manner. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| influx |
the act or an instance of flowing in. |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| iota |
an extremely small amount. |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, especially as a voter; substitute. |
| salient |
extremely noticeable or prominent; conspicuous; important. |
| untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. |