| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |