| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| anonymous |
having an unknown name or identity. |
| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| elitist |
believing in, supporting, or promoting the superiority of a select or privileged group. |
| materialistic |
being more greatly concerned with things in the world that can be acquired than with spiritual matters or values. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| slacken |
to decrease activity, strength, speed, intensity, or the like. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| temperance |
habitual moderation in the use of alcoholic drink, or complete abstinence. |