| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |