| candor |
the quality of openness, honesty, and straightforwardness in expression. |
| cogent |
convincing, or compelling by virtue of a strong argument or clear presentation. |
| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| doctrinaire |
dogmatically adhering to a theory or a school of thought, regardless of its practicality. |
| flippant |
disrespectful or indifferent to someone or something worthy of respect; shallowly humorous. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| jeopardize |
to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil. |
| maternity |
the state of being a mother; motherhood. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| 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. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| tortuous |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path. |