| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| frond |
a long leaf with many small divisions. Ferns and palm trees have fronds. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| languor |
lack of strength or energy; weakness or listlessness. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |
| uncontrolled |
acting or continuing, or allowed to act or continue, without constraint, regulation, or opposition. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |
| unfeigned |
not pretended or false; genuine; sincere. |