abide |
to put up with; stand. |
bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
impinge |
to encroach. |
louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |