| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| congruity |
the state or fact of being similar in character or degree;correspondence or fit. |
| cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| economize |
to spend less money; lower expenses; be economical. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| intransigent |
refusing to alter an idea or a position in response to others' wishes; uncompromising. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| omnivorous |
living on a diet of both plant and animal food. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |