| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |