| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |