| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |