| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| detractor |
one who criticizes or disparages an idea, cause, or person to undermine support or popularity. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| intolerance |
inability or unwillingness to accept the existence or validity of opinions, beliefs, customs, and practices different from one's own. |
| judicious |
characterized by or using sound judgment; wise; prudent. |
| morose |
gloomy or sullen. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |