| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |