| aloof |
at a distance; apart. |
| contrite |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant. |
| escapade |
a wild adventure or prank, usually mischievous or mildly wicked. |
| excise1 |
a tax levied on the manufacture or sale of certain goods within a nation or state. |
| firsthand |
from the source; directly. |
| ingredient |
one of the parts of a mixture. |
| inhabit |
to live in; use as a dwelling. |
| lubricate |
to coat or supply with grease, oil, or another slippery substance. |
| macho |
embodying or demonstrating a conception of masculinity emphasizing strength, assertiveness, and dominance. |
| nonetheless |
despite the foregoing; still; even so. |
| perspective |
the way things are seen from a particular point of view. |
| psychic |
of, caused by, or pertaining to nonphysical, spiritual, or supernatural processes or influences. |
| streamline |
to alter so as to make simpler or more efficient, compact, or up-to-date. |
| successive |
following one after another. |
| tenant |
a person or group that occupies or uses another's house, office, building, or land, especially in exchange for rent. |