| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |