| advantageous |
giving a benefit or advantage; helpful; useful. |
| altruistic |
unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others. |
| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. |
| emanate |
to come or send forth; issue or emit. |
| estrange |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate. |
| glib |
speaking or prone to speak easily and fluently, especially in a careless or thoughtless manner, with little concern for the truth. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| lackluster |
without brilliance or vitality; dull. |
| lieu |
the place formerly occupied by something or someone. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| retard |
to cause (growth, development, or the like) to be slow or incomplete; stunt. |