| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| 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. |