| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |