| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| demur |
to object or indicate opposition to something. |
| fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| impiety |
lack of reverence or respect, especially for what others consider sacred. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| prosaic |
straightforward and plain; unimaginative; dull. |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |
| residue |
a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |