| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| discernible |
able to be perceived or distinguished. |
| inopportune |
occurring at an undesirable or unreasonable time. |
| latent |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |
| theorem |
a proposition or idea that can be proven by other formulas or propositions in mathematics, or deduced from accepted premises or assumptions in logic. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |