| abscond |
to leave suddenly and secretly, especially to avoid observation or capture. |
| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| decorous |
proper or formal with respect to behavior, manners, appearance, or the like. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| orthodox |
of, having to do with, or following what is believed or practiced by most other people. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| repress |
to restrain or prevent the expression of (feelings, utterances, or the like). |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
| suffice |
to meet the needs, goals, or the like of; be adequate for. |
| unintelligible |
not able to be understood, as spoken or written language. |