| adept |
having great skill or ability. |
| auxiliary |
serving as an extra means of support; additional. |
| buxom |
of a woman, having a full figure and healthy appearance. |
| comparative |
measured or estimated by comparison; relative. |
| constituent |
forming a part of something. |
| dissertation |
a formal and usually lengthy exposition in speech or writing, especially a detailed report of research by a candidate for a doctoral degree. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| insufferable |
incapable of being tolerated or endured; unbearable. |
| introspection |
examination of one's own thoughts, emotions, and sensations; self-scrutiny. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| servitude |
bondage or slavery. |
| suave |
polished and urbane. |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |