| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |