| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |