| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| fissure |
a narrow crevice or other opening, especially one caused by splitting. |
| frugality |
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money. |
| gaffe |
a crude social error; blunder; faux pas. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| inept |
lacking skill or aptitude; incompetent. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| populace |
the people who live in a particular place. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |