| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |