| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |