| caprice |
a sudden, impulsive change of mind or direction, or an unpredictable action. |
| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| discernible |
able to be perceived or distinguished. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| impiety |
lack of reverence or respect, especially for what others consider sacred. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| insolvent |
incapable of paying debts or meeting liabilities; penniless; bankrupt. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| spar2 |
to make boxing movements without hitting hard, as for practice or in fun. |