| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |