| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |