| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| extrapolate |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| placid |
calm, smooth, or peaceful. |
| quandary |
a situation of uncertainty, puzzlement, or hesitation; dilemma. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| subsidiary |
assisting or supplementing. |
| unpalatable |
not acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |