| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| decrepit |
in poor condition because of old age or much use; dilapidated; worn-out. |
| equable |
not varying extremely or suddenly; uniform; stable. |
| frond |
a long leaf with many small divisions. Ferns and palm trees have fronds. |
| inestimable |
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable. |
| inquisition |
an official inquiry, especially for the purpose of enforcing political, social, or religious conformity. |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| speculative |
of, pertaining to, or based on conjecture or theorizing. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |