| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or obliterated; permanent. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usually including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| quota |
the part or share of something that is due to a person or group. |
| resilient |
able to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, sickness, or the like. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| uncontrolled |
acting or continuing, or allowed to act or continue, without constraint, regulation, or opposition. |