| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| broach |
to suggest or mention for the first time; bring up. |
| captivate |
to charm or fascinate, as by beauty or wit; enthrall. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| differentiate |
to distinguish between or among. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| inconsistency |
an instance of contradiction or illogic. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| misnomer |
an incorrect or inappropriate name. |
| monotony |
tiresome lack of variation. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |