| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. |
| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| certitude |
the state, condition, or feeling of freedom from uncertainty or doubt. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| deviate |
to turn away from a direct course or one that has already been set. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| ingénue |
an inexperienced or artless girl or the role of a such a girl in a dramatic presentation. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |
| typify |
to be the representative example of. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |