| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |