| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |