| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |