| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |