| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| counterpoint |
a method of composing or arranging music in which diverse but harmonious melodies are played at the same time. |
| credible |
believable or plausible. |
| exhaustive |
thorough and all-encompassing. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| frugal |
small in amount or cost; meager. |
| motley |
made up of a contrasting variety of types, appearances, or the like; very heterogeneous. |
| nihilism |
the belief that existence has no meaning or purpose. |
| precedent |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| sermonize |
to preach, or to speak as if doing so. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |
| unassailable |
not open to attack, doubt, or denial. |