| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |