| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |