| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |