| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |