| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |