| acerbic |
sharp, sour, or harsh in manner, tone, or the like. |
| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| ignominy |
the condition of being in disgrace or dishonor; humiliation. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| inscrutable |
impossible to comprehend or interpret; mysterious. |
| laggard |
someone or something that falls behind the pace of others. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |