| adept |
having great skill or ability. |
| apex |
the highest point; tip. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| constituent |
forming a part of something. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| estrange |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| obtuse |
not keen or quick to notice, feel, or comprehend; dull or insensitive. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| receptive |
open and willing to accommodate new thoughts and ideas. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |
| unvaried |
marked by a lack of diversity; never changing. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |