| arable |
capable of being farmed. |
| backfire |
to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| liaison |
a communication link between groups or between parts of an organization, or a person or group that performs this function. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| quandary |
a situation of uncertainty, puzzlement, or hesitation; dilemma. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| tactile |
of, having, or pertaining to the sense of touch. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |
| uninformative |
conveying little or no knowledge or understanding. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |