| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |