| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |