| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |