| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |