| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| cohort |
(often derogatory) a friend or associate. |
| ephemeral |
lasting for only a short period. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |
| vivacious |
full of life and spirit; animated. |