| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |