| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |