| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |