| garish |
marked by excessive or tasteless color or decoration; gaudy; flashy. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| paean |
a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise. |
| pertinent |
having to do with or connected to a subject; relevant. |
| phenomenal |
amazing or extraordinary. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| succulent |
full of juice or sap; juicy. |
| unchallenged |
not or not having been questioned, disputed, or contested. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |