| advantageous |
giving a benefit or advantage; helpful; useful. |
| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| deficit |
The amount by which something is less than what is needed. A deficit of money is caused by spending more than has been taken in. |
| exude |
to emit or give off from, or as if from, the pores of the skin. |
| fidelity |
loyalty or faithfulness to obligations, promises, or those to whom one has made a commitment. |
| monochromatic |
having or using only a single color or shades of one color. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| particularity |
precise or detailed character. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |