appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |
uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |