| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| amorphous |
lacking definite form, shape, or character. |
| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| commodity |
something that can be bought and sold. |
| complaisance |
willingness to please. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| dint |
force or impact. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| gender |
the sex of a person or animal. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| mediocre |
of average to poor quality; ordinary. |
| propitious |
offering favorable circumstances or conditions; opportune; promising. |