| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |