| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |