apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
benign |
causing little or no harm. |
deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |