| belated |
too late; tardy. |
| bland |
without interest, spirit, or excitement; dull; indifferent. |
| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| digestible |
capable of being broken down and absorbed as food. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| glib |
speaking or prone to speak easily and fluently, especially in a careless or thoughtless manner, with little concern for the truth. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| perseverance |
steadfast continuance in a course of action, task, or belief. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| reassess |
to evaluate again. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |