| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |