| abet |
to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing. |
| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| demoralize |
to weaken or destroy the confidence, courage, spirit, or morale of. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| placid |
calm, smooth, or peaceful. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |