apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
laudatory |
expressing praise. |
perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |