adroit

adj

skillful in a mental or physical way, clever or expert

munificent

adj

very generous in giving, lavish

chagrin

n

a feeling of embarrassment and annoyance because one has failed or been disappointed, mortification

cynical

adj

believing that people are motivated in all their actions only by selfishness; denying the sincerity of people’s motives and actions, or the value of living; sarcastic, sneering

conundrum

n

any puzzling question or problem

desiccate

v

to dry completely or to become completely dry

peruse

v

to read carefully or thoroughly; to study

intractable

adj

hard to manage, unruly or stubborn

impunity

n

exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm

machination

n

an artful or secret plot or theme, especially one with evil intent

nonchalant

adj

showing cool lack of concern, casually indifferent

pristine

adj

still pure or untouched, uncorrupted, unspoiled

prattle

v, n

to speak in a childish way, babble; idle chatter

ribald

adj

characterized by coarse or vulgar joking or mocking, especially dealing with sex in a humorous or earthy way

spurious

adj

not true or genuine, false, counterfeit

vindictive

adj

revengeful in spirit, inclined to seek revenge

usury

n

the act or practice of lending money at an excessive or unlawfully high rate of interest

necromancy

n

the practice of claiming to foretell the future by alleged communication with the dead

suffrage

n

the right to vote, especially in political elections

impeccable

adj

without defect or error, faultless, flawless