| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |