adj. callous

of beauty; pertaining to taste in art and beauty

regretful; mournful; pitiable

unfeeling; insensitive; hard

failing to fulfill an obligation; guilty of an offense

v. expatiate

to speak or write at great length; to describe in full

to bring into one's good graces; to attempt to gain favor; act in a pleasant and agreeable manner

to give up; to put off until later

to be sorry for; to feel remorse; to regret

n. approbation

suitability; ability

approval; praise; sanction; assent; consent

something out of place in time (e.g. an airplane in 1492); something that is obsolete or out of date

person who distrusts everything; hater of mankind

adj. ingenuous

disposed to find fault; picky; narrow-minded

fanciful; amusing; capricious

noble; honorable; candid; artless; honest; innocent

similar; parallel; comparable

n. admonition

person who distrusts everything; hater of mankind

esteem or influence accorded for recognized achievements or reputation

inordinate desire for gaining and possessing wealth; greed

reproof; warning; reproval

v. refute

to scrape or shave off; to obliterate; to tear down completely; to demolish

to accuse of wrongdoing; to cast discredit upon; to remove from office

to forecast; to foretell; to diagnose

to challenge; to disprove; to prove false

v. gibe

to rush forth suddenly; to burst forth

to laugh at; to utter with scorn; to jeer; to taunt mock

to make good; to recover; to restore; to fetch; to bring back; to regain

to reduce; to empty; to exhaust; to consume; to use up

adj. craven

cowardly; fearful

despotic; dictatorial

severe; demanding; strict; binding; constraining

inclined to plunder or rob; preying on others; pillaging

n. disparity

person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others; pretender; impersonator

incoherent speech; specialized vocabulary in certain fields

meaning; significance; bringing in of goods from another country

difference in form, character or degree; inequality

v. fluctuate

to waver from one course to another; to vary irregularly; to vacillate

to shorten; to limit; to condense

to reproach with contempt; to provoke; to sneer

to surrender; to admit; to give up; to yield