| advantageous |
giving a benefit or advantage; helpful; useful. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| consequential |
coming after as an outcome or result. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| defer1 |
to not do until later; put off; delay. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| imbibe |
to take up or consume by drinking. |
| intrepid |
feeling or showing no fear; courageous; bold. |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |
| unintelligible |
not able to be understood, as spoken or written language. |