| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |