bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
hydraulic |
of, concerning, operated by, or moved by water or another liquid under pressure. |
inept |
lacking skill or aptitude; incompetent. |
inestimable |
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable. |
jeopardize |
to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil. |
materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |
wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |