| acerbic |
sharp, sour, or harsh in manner, tone, or the like. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| convivial |
enjoying feasting, drinking, and socializing; sociable. |
| derogatory |
having the purpose or effect of detracting; disparaging. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| indolent |
inclined to avoid exertion or effort; lazy. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |
| reverent |
characterized by, showing, or feeling great respect and awe mingled with love. |
| unexceptionable |
without flaw or fault; beyond objection or criticism. |