| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| 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. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |