| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| maritime |
of or relating to sea ships or navigation of the sea. |
| morose |
gloomy or sullen. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| periphery |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| stipend |
any periodic payment of money, such as a salary or allowance. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |
| truism |
a self-evident statement; platitude. |