| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. |
| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| expeditious |
prompt and efficient. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| lamentable |
deserving to be mourned or regretted; deplorable; unfortunate; disappointing. |
| offhand |
done without thinking or preparing ahead of time. |
| quip |
a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| sprightly |
lively, spirited, or energetic. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |