| ambulatory |
able to walk about. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| expulsion |
an act or instance of forcing out, or the state of being forced out. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| juxtapose |
to bring together for the purpose of side-by-side comparison or contrast. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| nicety |
a subtle distinction; fine point. |
| noteworthy |
deserving attention; remarkable. |
| probity |
proven trustworthiness; honesty; integrity. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |
| waif |
a child without a home or friends. |