| amorphous |
lacking definite form, shape, or character. |
| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| mediocre |
of average to poor quality; ordinary. |
| mellifluous |
flowing and sweet, as though with honey. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| provocation |
the act of inciting or challenging another to react. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |