| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |