advantageous |
giving a benefit or advantage; helpful; useful. |
cacophonous |
characterized by a discordant, sometimes unpleasant, mixture of sounds. |
cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
depersonalize |
to cause to lose individual identity or characteristics. |
elliptical |
tending toward or characterized by an economy of expression that creates ambiguity or obscurity, often purposefully. |
ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
frugality |
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money. |
penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
pinion2 |
to restrain (someone) by binding the arms. |
residue |
a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. |
seclusion |
the act of isolating or hiding away, or the condition of being isolated in this way. |
sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |
suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |