| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |