| coterie |
a small, exclusive group of friends or associates with similar interest or activities; clique. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| lampoon |
an attack through ridicule, as in an essay, cartoon, or comedy; satire. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| perfectionist |
one who tends not to be satisfied with less than flawless performance from herself or himself. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| sagacity |
the quality of having keen judgment and common sense; wisdom. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |
| wily |
cleverly deceitful; tricky; cunning. |