| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| commodity |
something that can be bought and sold. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| incise |
to cut into the surface of. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| mettle |
toughness of character; courage. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| pivotal |
critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. |
| placid |
calm, smooth, or peaceful. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |