| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |