conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
lambent |
glowing softly. |
lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |