| brusque |
impolitely abrupt in speech or actions; curt. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| perspicacity |
keenness of mental perception or grasp; astuteness. |
| pirouette |
a ballet movement involving a rapid rotation of the body upon the toes or foot. |
| procure |
to get or get hold of by effort; obtain. |
| rambunctious |
wildly or uncontrollably active; difficult to control; boisterous. |
| receptive |
open and willing to accommodate new thoughts and ideas. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |