| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| estimable |
worthy of respect or admiration. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| profusion |
an abundant supply or display. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |
| vivacious |
full of life and spirit; animated. |