| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |