| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| maturation |
the act or process of becoming fully grown or developed, in structure, behavior, or the like. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| pirouette |
a ballet movement involving a rapid rotation of the body upon the toes or foot. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |