| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. |
| formidable |
exceptionally difficult; daunting. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| inane |
devoid of meaning or substance; nonsensical. |
| laborious |
requiring considerable effort or perseverance. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| prospectus |
a written description or summary of a proposed project. |
| satiate |
to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit. |
| venerate |
to treat or regard with great respect, honor, or reverence. |