| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |