| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| dregs |
the part of anything that is left over or that has the least value or use. |
| infelicity |
the quality or condition of being inappropriate, or unfortunate in the given circumstances. |
| inimitable |
impossible to mimic or copy, because of uniqueness or superiority. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| noxious |
harmful, dangerous, or destructive, especially to health. |
| ominous |
giving a sign of future evil or trouble. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |