abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |