| ambivalent |
of feelings and emotions, conflicting; pulling in opposite directions. |
| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| cynicism |
an attitude of doubt or mistrust toward human nature and the possibility of good or selfless motives. |
| dogmatic |
asserting beliefs and opinions as though they were proven facts. |
| egotistical |
self-centered or selfish. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| imitative |
of, involving, or characterized by reproduction or copying; not original. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| rarefy |
to make less dense. |
| suffice |
to meet the needs, goals, or the like of; be adequate for. |
| unspoken |
assumed without being expressed or spoken; implied. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |