| ambulatory |
able to walk about. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| ignoble |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible. |
| inept |
lacking skill or aptitude; incompetent. |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| maternal |
of, having to do with, or like a mother. |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |
| vindictive |
desirous of revenge; vengeful. |
| vogue |
a popular fashion or style. |