| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |