| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |