| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |