| acme |
the highest point, as of attainment; pinnacle. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| breach |
an act of breaking a law or promise. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| inexcusable |
unable to be justified; unpardonable. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| invoke |
to call out to (a god, muse, or the like) for help, support, protection, or inspiration. |
| lustrous |
shining; glossy; bright. |
| manifesto |
a public statement of principles and intentions, usually by an organized political group or person. |
| meticulous |
very careful or precise. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |
| wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |