| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |