| articulate |
able to speak or express oneself in a clear way. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| eccentricity |
an odd or peculiar behavior, habit, interest, or the like. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| offhand |
done without thinking or preparing ahead of time. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |