| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| avuncular |
of, concerning, or like an uncle; kind; benevolent. |
| certitude |
the state, condition, or feeling of freedom from uncertainty or doubt. |
| diligent |
trying hard and steadily to achieve a goal. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| enigmatic |
puzzling, mysterious, or inexplicable. |
| ingrate |
an ungrateful person. |
| laggard |
someone or something that falls behind the pace of others. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| odorous |
having or giving off a distinctive or strong smell. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| sheathe |
to put in a tight, protective case. |