| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |