| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |