| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |