| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |