| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |