| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| aural2 |
of or relating to the ear or hearing. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| lionize |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| pitfall |
an unexpected or hidden danger. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| punctilious |
strictly adhering to etiquette or formalities. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| seclusion |
the act of isolating or hiding away, or the condition of being isolated in this way. |
| sprightly |
lively, spirited, or energetic. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |