| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |