| articulate |
able to speak or express oneself in a clear way. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be breached, dishonored or profaned. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| oracular |
of, like, pertaining to, of having the nature of divine wisdom; prophetic; wise. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| refute |
to demonstrate the falseness or error of; disprove. |
| revel |
to feel great pleasure; rejoice (usually followed by "in"). |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| unassailable |
not open to attack, doubt, or denial. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |