| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| 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. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |