| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |