| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| detachment |
a feeling or condition of being impartial or uninvolved. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| flippant |
disrespectful or indifferent to someone or something worthy of respect; shallowly humorous. |
| insolvent |
incapable of paying debts or meeting liabilities; penniless; bankrupt. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |