| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |