| acerbic |
sharp, sour, or harsh in manner, tone, or the like. |
| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| equilibrium |
a state of balance between two or more forces. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| mediocre |
of average to poor quality; ordinary. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| novice |
a person with little or no experience at a particular job or activity. |
| palpitate |
of the heart, to pulsate rapidly; flutter; quiver. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |