| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| lionize |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| provisional |
adopted on a temporary or tentative basis until something permanent is established; conditional. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| semblance |
outward form; appearance. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |