boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |