| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| dilapidated |
fallen into ruin or decay. |
| disinterest |
lack of bias or self-interest; impartiality. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| laggard |
someone or something that falls behind the pace of others. |
| nascent |
coming into being or starting to develop. |
| obnoxious |
offensive or not pleasant. |
| observable |
able to be seen; visible. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| sumptuous |
large, lavish, or splendid, especially when created at great cost. |
| uniformity |
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness. |