| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| assimilate |
to adapt and conform. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| denote |
to be a mark or sign of. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| interim |
the interval of time between two events. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |