| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| articulate |
able to speak or express oneself in a clear way. |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| candor |
the quality of openness, honesty, and straightforwardness in expression. |
| demoralize |
to weaken or destroy the confidence, courage, spirit, or morale of. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| odorous |
having or giving off a distinctive or strong smell. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |
| truism |
a self-evident statement; platitude. |
| vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |