| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |