| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |