| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |