| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| confederation |
the act or process of confederating or allying. |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| laggard |
someone or something that falls behind the pace of others. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| occult |
of, pertaining to, or with the aid of the supernatural. |
| openhanded |
tending to give to others; generous. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |
| venerate |
to treat or regard with great respect, honor, or reverence. |
| vigil |
a watch or period of surveillance, especially one kept during normal sleeping hours. |