| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| hydraulic |
of, concerning, operated by, or moved by water or another liquid under pressure. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| kinetic |
of, concerning, or caused by motion. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| reticent |
reluctant to speak; not given to frequent speech; restrained; shy. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |
| tenure |
the period of holding or possessing something. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |