| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |