| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |