| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| captious |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding. |
| connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |