| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |