| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |