| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| 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. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| intransigent |
refusing to alter an idea or a position in response to others' wishes; uncompromising. |
| irreverent |
not having or showing respect. |
| miscreant |
evil or malevolent; villainous. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| precipitous |
very steep or sudden; rising or dropping abruptly. |
| protocol |
the proper or agreed upon way of conducting oneself or of doing something. |
| quibble |
an unimportant, petty, or trivial disagreement or objection. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |