| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |