| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |