| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| adept |
having great skill or ability. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| dint |
force or impact. |
| disquiet |
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. |
| fabricate |
to construct or create. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
| propitiate |
to overcome the disfavor or distrust of; conciliate; appease. |
| sedative |
causing tranquillity or calmness. |
| sedulous |
steady and persistent in an action or duty; diligent. |
| tumult |
the noise and commotion of a large crowd; uproar. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |