| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |