| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |