| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| 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. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |