| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| juxtaposition |
the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| outmoded |
no longer in keeping with current standards or practices; obsolete. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |