| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| juncture |
a particular point in time, especially a point of serious importance or crisis. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| redolent |
suggesting or recalling (usually followed by "of"). |
| sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |