| ambulatory |
able to walk about. |
| conciliatory |
tending to placate or reconcile. |
| disproportionate |
having too much of one thing in relation to something else; unbalanced. |
| indiscriminate |
lacking in judgment and discernment; making no distinctions. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| peevish |
irritable or easily annoyed; ill-tempered. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| troublesome |
causing anxiety, worry, or bother. |