| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |