| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |