apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |