| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |