| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |