| acerbic |
sharp, sour, or harsh in manner, tone, or the like. |
| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
| figment |
something imaginary or invented. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| irrevocable |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel. |
| predilection |
an inclination to favor something; partiality or preference. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| propitious |
offering favorable circumstances or conditions; opportune; promising. |
| prudent |
showing good judgment and caution; sensible. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| unregulated |
not subject to rules or constraints. |