| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |