| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| gratuitous |
given or done without sufficient reason or justification; unwarranted. |
| inconsequential |
having no significant effect or result; not important. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| nuptial |
of or relating to a wedding ceremony or to marriage. |
| personable |
pleasing in appearance or manner; friendly; attractive. |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, especially as a voter; substitute. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |
| undermine |
to gradually, secretly, or imperceptibly weaken and destroy. |
| wanton |
lacking restraint in the pursuit of sexual pleasure. |