| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |