| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |