| abet |
to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| liaison |
a communication link between groups or between parts of an organization, or a person or group that performs this function. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| personable |
pleasing in appearance or manner; friendly; attractive. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| singe |
to burn slightly on the surface, end, or edge. |
| slacken |
to decrease activity, strength, speed, intensity, or the like. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| uninformative |
conveying little or no knowledge or understanding. |