| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| facile |
acting or working in an easy, effortless manner. |
| indolent |
inclined to avoid exertion or effort; lazy. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| ostentatious |
done or designed with the intention of impressing others and consequently overly showy or grandiose; pretentious. |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| rostrum |
a raised platform or dais for public speaking. |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |