| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |