| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| comparative |
measured or estimated by comparison; relative. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| ignominious |
characterized by or associated with disgrace, dishonor, or shame; humiliating. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| pronouncement |
a formal or official declaration. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |
| vivacious |
full of life and spirit; animated. |