| brusque |
impolitely abrupt in speech or actions; curt. |
| circuitous |
having or taking a long and winding course or procedure; roundabout; indirect. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| cuisine |
a particular type of cooking, especially that of a particular region, or the food in general that is prepared in this way. |
| deferential |
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others. |
| delectable |
extremely pleasing to the taste; delicious. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| ominous |
giving a sign of future evil or trouble. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |