| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| dalliance |
a wasting away of time; loitering; dawdling. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. |
| ebullient |
highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. |
| excoriate |
to denounce or criticize severely. |
| inestimable |
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| personable |
pleasing in appearance or manner; friendly; attractive. |
| remuneration |
pay, reward, or compensation. |
| satirical |
containing or marked by the use of parody or irony to ridicule or denounce human corruptness or folly. |
| semblance |
outward form; appearance. |
| singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |
| touchstone |
a test or standard by which to evaluate the worth of something. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |