| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| 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. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |