| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |