| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| appease |
to cause to become calmer by meeting demands. |
| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| concurrent |
existing or occurring at the same time. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| resilience |
the ability to resume shape after being pressed or stretched. |
| supplant |
to replace (someone or something) especially by dishonest or forceful means. |
| visage |
the face of a person, statue, or the like, especially in regard to its appearance or expression. |