| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| coda |
a passage that brings a musical composition to a conclusion. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| demolition |
the act or an instance of destroying, especially by means of explosives. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| haggle |
to bargain or argue over petty differences in price, terms, or point of view. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| invincible |
too strong to be defeated. |
| reconcile |
to heal differences and restore a good relationship between. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |