| agility |
the ability to move or think easily and quickly. |
| condescension |
patronizing, arrogant behavior or attitude. |
| demure |
quiet, shy, modest, or reserved in manner. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| fusion |
the act of fusing or joining together. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| intermittent |
alternately stopping and starting with pauses in between. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |