| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| pristine |
pure, fresh, or clean as new; unspoiled or unsullied. |
| propitious |
offering favorable circumstances or conditions; opportune; promising. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| sally |
a sudden forward attack or rush from a defensive position by a military force. |
| supercilious |
showing an arrogant disregard, as a look, manner, or person. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |