| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |