| adversary |
a person, group, or thing that is against another; opponent; enemy. |
| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| feasible |
capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; likely to succeed. |
| fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be breached, dishonored or profaned. |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. |
| motif |
a distinct formal unit such as a design, theme, or musical phrase that may repeat in, dominate, characterize, or be a prominent feature of an aesthetic or decorative work. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| repertoire |
the stock or list of artistic pieces, such as dramatic or operatic roles, that a player or company of players is prepared to perform. |
| reticent |
reluctant to speak; not given to frequent speech; restrained; shy. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |