| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| doctrinaire |
dogmatically adhering to a theory or a school of thought, regardless of its practicality. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| erroneous |
containing or based on a mistake; incorrect. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| gradation |
a gradual almost imperceptible change, especially from one tone or texture to another. |
| miff |
to cause (someone) to become annoyed; offend. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |