| asinine |
silly or willfully stupid. |
| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| endorse |
to give support to; approve of. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| inglorious |
bringing shame or disgrace; shameful; dishonorable. |
| ingratiate |
to seek or secure another's favor or approval for (oneself). |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |
| taint |
to slightly corrupt or pollute. |