| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |