| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| devious |
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| equivocate |
to express oneself ambiguously, often to avoid giving a direct answer or to deceive. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| figurative |
not meant to be interpreted in a literal way; metaphorical. |
| inane |
devoid of meaning or substance; nonsensical. |
| indubitable |
without question; certain. |
| pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| remuneration |
pay, reward, or compensation. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| tremulous |
trembling or wavering, or inclined to tremble or waver. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |