| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |