| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |