| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| impede |
to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. |
| indefatigable |
persisting tirelessly; untiring. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
| litigious |
inclined to bring lawsuits. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| misjudge |
to hold an unjustified opinion of. |
| residue |
a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |