cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |