| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |