| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |