| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |