| acme |
the highest point, as of attainment; pinnacle. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| effervescence |
high spirits; excitement; liveliness. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| fanaticism |
excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm or support for something. |
| levity |
a lack of seriousness; light, humorous, or foolish behavior or attitude. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| promenade |
a leisurely walk, especially in a public place. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| rebuttal |
a statement or contention, as in a debate or legal case, that is intended to disprove or confute another. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |