| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |