| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| arrogance |
the condition or quality of being arrogant; having too much pride or belief in one's superiority. |
| compulsive |
driven by an obsession or compulsion. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| intuition |
the power to know or understand something without thinking it through in a logical way. |
| noxious |
harmful, dangerous, or destructive, especially to health. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. |