| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| loquacious |
given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| maternity |
the state of being a mother; motherhood. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| profess |
to claim or state as true. |
| segregate |
to separate or place apart from others. |
| unrelenting |
continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening. |