| advantageous |
giving a benefit or advantage; helpful; useful. |
| concomitant |
existing or happening at the same time as something else, especially as the less important thing or event; accompanying; attendant. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| diaphanous |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate. |
| electorate |
a body of those entitled to participate in an election; qualified voters, as a group. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| juxtaposition |
the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| pitfall |
an unexpected or hidden danger. |
| retrospect |
reflection on the past or on past events or achievements. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. |