| amiable |
having or showing a friendly manner. |
| arable |
capable of being farmed. |
| attrition |
a gradual erosion of strength or morale. |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| nonchalance |
cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |