| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |