| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| extrapolate |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| forage |
food for animals such as horses or cattle. |
| gratuitous |
given or done without sufficient reason or justification; unwarranted. |
| panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| pittance |
a contemptibly small portion, amount, or payment. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| reproach |
to express disapproval of or disappointment with (someone); censure. |
| spellbind |
to hold fascinated, as by magicl; enchant. |
| uninformative |
conveying little or no knowledge or understanding. |