| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| 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. |