| brusque |
impolitely abrupt in speech or actions; curt. |
| commodity |
something that can be bought and sold. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| diaphanous |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| haggle |
to bargain or argue over petty differences in price, terms, or point of view. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| paraphernalia |
(used with a singular or plural verb) furnishings or equipment, especially that used in a particular job or activity. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |