| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| emanate |
to come or send forth; issue or emit. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| hone |
to make more effective or adept; perfect. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| ostentatious |
done or designed with the intention of impressing others and consequently overly showy or grandiose; pretentious. |
| parity |
equality in amount, status, strength, or the like. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| query |
a question. |
| reconcile |
to heal differences and restore a good relationship between. |
| regale |
to entertain or delight, as with humorous tales. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |