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delectable
adj. very pleasing; delightful; esp. in the taste
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demean
v. to disrespect; to lower; to degrade; to ridicule
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diagnosis
n. the recognition of a disease or injury by symptoms; a critical analysis of the nature or something
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endow
v. to provide with material goods, talents, or qualities
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enumerate
v. to count off or list
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equanimity
n. evenness of temper esp. as a characteristic state
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exult
v. to rejoice greatly
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eyesore
n. something that is unpleasant or offensive to view
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fester
v. to rot; to decay; to putrefy
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gargantuan
adj. or huge size or capacity
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grisly
adj. inspiring horror because of appalling crudity or inhumanity; gruesome
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havoc
n. great destruction and devastation
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humane
adj. kind; compassionate
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hypothesis
n. a tentative explanation; something assumed true for the sake of argument or investigation
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incontrovertible
adj. impossible to dispute
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incriminate
v. to make appear guilty of a crime or fault
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innovative
adj marked by a new or unusual way of doing things
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jeremiad
n. an elaborate and lengthy tale of sadness
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kernel
n. the inner seed, as or grain; the central part
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lacerate
v. to rip, cut, or tear; to casue deep emotional pain
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laggard
n. a slow person; loiterer
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limber
adj. bending easily; flexible
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lull
v. to smoothe or calm; to deceie into trustfulness
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machiavellian
adj. practicing deceit or cunning; favoring expediency over moral principle
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mannerism
n. a distinctive behavioral trait; an idiosyncrasy
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marshal
v. to arrange in order
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