| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |