| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |