Week 38

glib

smooth of speech

homogenous

same or uniform

malleable

capable of being shaped or formed

legerdemain

sleight of hand, deceptive adroitness

trend

general effect

stagnant

motionless, dull, inactive

fatal

deadly, disastrous

passe

outmoded, old-fashioned

procrastinate

delay, put off

facet

one side or view of person or situation

foist

pass off slyly, pass as genuine

stigmatize

to mark with a disgrace

capitulate

surrender, make terms

audacity

boldness, daring

tantalize

tease or torment by offering something good, but not deliver

retort

to answer, reply

reticent

silent or reserved

tacit

understood, implied, not stated

chicanery

trickery, underhandness

docile

easy to manage

castles in the air

a dream about a wonderful future

to get up on the wrong side of the bed

to be in a bad mood

by hook or by crook

at any cost, any way at all

to maintain the status quo

to keep things as they are