| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| dulcet |
pleasing to the ear; melodious. |
| ephemeral |
lasting for only a short period. |
| excoriate |
to denounce or criticize severely. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| recommence |
to begin or start again. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| savory1 |
having a pleasant taste or smell; appetizing. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |