| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| befall |
to happen to. |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| elliptical |
tending toward or characterized by an economy of expression that creates ambiguity or obscurity, often purposefully. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| opprobrium |
a condition of disgrace or shame; ignominy. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| substantive |
of or pertaining to the fundamental nature or concerns of something; essential. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |