| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |