| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |