| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |