| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |