| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |