| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| credible |
believable or plausible. |
| enigmatic |
puzzling, mysterious, or inexplicable. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| laggard |
someone or something that falls behind the pace of others. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| monotone |
speech with little or no change in tone. |
| nemesis |
that which one cannot beat, conquer, or succeed at; cause or agent of one's often repeated downfall. |
| opinionated |
having definite and unchangeable views of things, often seemingly on all subjects. |
| repugnance |
strong dislike, distaste, or aversion. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| vantage |
a position or situation that offers a broad or especially good view, comprehension, or the like. |
| vapid |
lacking spirit, life, or flavor; dull; uninteresting. |