| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |