| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |