| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |