| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| 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. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |