| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |