connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
dulcet |
pleasing to the ear; melodious. |
duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
peevish |
irritable or easily annoyed; ill-tempered. |
persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
precipitous |
very steep or sudden; rising or dropping abruptly. |
reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |
sundry |
of various kinds; miscellaneous. |
trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |