| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |