| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| demolition |
the act or an instance of destroying, especially by means of explosives. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| harmonious |
characterized by agreement or accord. |
| incriminate |
to show involvement in a crime. |
| nonentity |
someone or something that is insignificant, dull, undistinguished, or unimportant, especially a person. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| suave |
polished and urbane. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| undermine |
to gradually, secretly, or imperceptibly weaken and destroy. |
| unqualified |
lacking the appropriate knowledge or qualifications. |