| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| counterpoint |
a method of composing or arranging music in which diverse but harmonious melodies are played at the same time. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| exemplify |
to serve as an illustration of. |
| glib |
speaking or prone to speak easily and fluently, especially in a careless or thoughtless manner, with little concern for the truth. |
| inkling |
a blurry or partial idea or understanding. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| pollinate |
to move or carry pollen to a plant, causing the seeds to be fertilized. |
| prevaricate |
to lie, mislead, or conceal the truth deliberately. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |
| venturesome |
tending to take risks; brave. |