| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |