| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |