| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |