| bereaved |
in a state of grief over the death of a friend or relative. |
| ebullient |
highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| lackadaisical |
lacking energy, determination, or enthusiasm; listless or lazy. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| seclusion |
the act of isolating or hiding away, or the condition of being isolated in this way. |
| simpleminded |
not complex or sophisticated. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |