| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| flippant |
disrespectful or indifferent to someone or something worthy of respect; shallowly humorous. |
| ingénue |
an inexperienced or artless girl or the role of a such a girl in a dramatic presentation. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| puerile |
immature or silly; childish. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| regress |
to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| revue |
a form of entertainment consisting of a series of songs, comic routines, and dances, often as parodies of current affairs and people. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |
| wan |
very pale. |