| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |