| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| delicacy |
something delightful or rare, especially food. |
| dogmatic |
asserting beliefs and opinions as though they were proven facts. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| gratis |
without charging money; freely. |
| iconoclastic |
attacking or breaking away from established traditions, beliefs, or values. |
| ingratiate |
to seek or secure another's favor or approval for (oneself). |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| prowess |
great skill or talent; superior ability. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |