| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |