| apex |
the highest point; tip. |
| dapper |
neat and stylish in dress and appearance. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| expendable |
considered able to be replaced, given up, or sacrificed. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| provisional |
adopted on a temporary or tentative basis until something permanent is established; conditional. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |
| waiver |
the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy. |