| abet |
to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| humility |
the quality or state of being humble; modesty about one's status or accomplishments. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| plummet |
to fall sharply down, especially at high speed; plunge. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |