| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| breach |
an act of breaking a law or promise. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| kinetic |
of, concerning, or caused by motion. |
| opprobrium |
a condition of disgrace or shame; ignominy. |
| outstrip |
to exceed or surpass. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| predilection |
an inclination to favor something; partiality or preference. |
| proximity |
the condition, quality, or fact of being near or close; nearness. |
| statute |
a law made by a legislature, as opposed to one established by the courts. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |
| undulate |
to move in waves or a wavelike motion. |
| unobservable |
not able to be seen; not detectable. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |