| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |