| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |