| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |