| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |