| delineate |
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| disparage |
to depreciate or belittle, especially in speech. |
| dregs |
the part of anything that is left over or that has the least value or use. |
| frugality |
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| insuperable |
not able to be conquered or overcome. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| recourse |
that which may be turned to for assistance, protection, or a way out of a difficult situation. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |