baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |