| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| cynicism |
an attitude of doubt or mistrust toward human nature and the possibility of good or selfless motives. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| fastidious |
exceedingly particular or demanding especially in matters of detail; exacting. |
| finesse |
refined and delicate skill or tact in executing a task or coping with a situation. |
| interim |
the interval of time between two events. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| suave |
polished and urbane. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |