| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |