| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |