apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
fungible |
interchangeable. |
garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |