| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |