| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |