| agility |
the ability to move or think easily and quickly. |
| broach |
to suggest or mention for the first time; bring up. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
| 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. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| pivotal |
critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |