| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| assimilate |
to adapt and conform. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| plenitude |
abundance; fullness. |
| prevalent |
generally accepted; pervasive; widespread. |
| propitiate |
to overcome the disfavor or distrust of; conciliate; appease. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |