| abet |
to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| pertinent |
having to do with or connected to a subject; relevant. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |