| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |