| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |