| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |