| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| dovetail |
to fit together precisely or harmoniously. |
| exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| morose |
gloomy or sullen. |
| motley |
made up of a contrasting variety of types, appearances, or the like; very heterogeneous. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| vigil |
a watch or period of surveillance, especially one kept during normal sleeping hours. |