| aural2 |
of or relating to the ear or hearing. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| outstrip |
to exceed or surpass. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| rhapsody |
a musical composition having an irregular form suggesting improvisation. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |
| wend |
to go along or proceed on (one's way). |