| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |