| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |