| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |