| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| impeccable |
flawless or blameless; perfect. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| posterior |
located behind or toward the back of something. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| vibrant |
full of energy, life, or constant activity. |