| cant1 |
insincere statements made to give one the appearance of goodness, piety, or the like. |
| commerce |
the buying and selling of goods or services; trade; business. |
| deficient |
lacking something needed. |
| deft |
skillful, quick, and clever in action. |
| derive |
to obtain from a particular source (usually followed by "from"). |
| generosity |
the condition of being willing and ready to give. |
| glaze |
a shiny coating on pottery. |
| miser |
a greedy, stingy person who lives in a poor way in order to save money. |
| mutilate |
to destroy by cutting or tearing off a necessary part. |
| pedestal |
a support or base for a column, statue, or some other object. |
| predatory |
living on the flesh of other animals. |
| routinely |
regularly; habitually. |
| typhoon |
a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific area and the China Sea. |
| violate |
to break or fail to keep. |
| vivid |
bright and strong. |