| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |