| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| avuncular |
of, concerning, or like an uncle; kind; benevolent. |
| devoid |
not having something; totally lacking. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| histrionic |
done in a theatrical, emotional, or affected manner; overly dramatic. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| landlocked |
without any access to the sea. |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| unspoken |
assumed without being expressed or spoken; implied. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |