| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| 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. |