cogent \KOH-juhnt\, adjective:

Having the power to compel conviction; appealing to the mind or to reason; convincing.

defenestrate \dee-FEN-uh-strayt\, transitive verb:

To throw out of a window.

renascent \rih-NAS-uhnt\, adjective:

Springing or rising again into being; showing renewed vigor.

choler \KOLL-ur; KOLE-ur\, noun:

Irritation of the passions; anger; wrath.

malediction \mal-uh-DIK-shun\, noun:

A curse or execration.

capacious \kuh-PAY-shuhs\, adjective:

Able to contain much; roomy; spacious.

glutinous \GLOOT-nuhs\, adjective:

Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; sticky.

harbinger \HAR-bin-juhr\, noun:

1. (Archaic) One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings.
2. A forerunner; a precursor; one that presages or foreshadows what is to come.
3. To signal the approach of; to presage; to be a harbinger of.

interpolate \in-TUR-puh-layt\, transitive verb:

1. To alter or corrupt (as a book or text) by the insertion of new or foreign matter.
2. To insert (material) into a text or conversation.
3. To insert between other elements or parts.
5. To make insertions.

indigent \IN-dih-juhnt\, adjective:

Extremely poor; not having the necessities of life, such as food, clothing and shelter.

condign \kuhn-DINE; KON-dine\, adjective:

Suitable to the fault or crime; deserved; adequate.

laconic \luh-KON-ik\, adjective:

Using or marked by the use of a minimum of words; brief and pithy; brusque.

palaver \puh-LAV-uhr; puh-LAH-vur\, noun:

1. Idle talk
2. Talk intended to beguile or deceive.
3. A parley usually between persons of different backgrounds or cultures or levels of sophistication; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation.
4. To talk idly.
5. To flatter; to cajole.

gustatory \GUS-tuh-tor-ee\, adjective:

Of or pertaining to the sense of taste.

troglodyte \TROG-luh-dyt\, noun:

1. A member of a primitive people that lived in caves, dens, or holes; a cave dweller.
2. One who is regarded as reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.

emolument \ih-MOL-yuh-muhnt\, noun:

The wages or perquisites arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation.

contemn \kuhn-TEM\, transitive verb:

To regard or treat with disdain or contempt; to scorn; to despise.

puerile \PYOO-uhr-uhl; PYOOR-uhl\, adjective:

Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; juvenile; childish.

antediluvian \an-tih-duh-LOO-vee-uhn\, adjective:

1. Of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood.
2. Antiquated; from or belonging to a much earlier time.
3. One who lived before the Biblical flood.
4. A very old (or old-fashioned) person.

cupidity \kyoo-PID-uh-tee\, noun:

Eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth; greed; avarice.

mephitic \muh-FIT-ik\, adjective:

1. Offensive to the smell; as, mephitic odors.
2. Poisonous; noxious.

malinger \muh-LING-guhr\, intransitive verb:

To feign or exaggerate illness or inability in order to avoid duty or work.

insensate \in-SEN-sayt; -sit\, adjective:

1. Lacking sensation or awareness; inanimate.
2. Lacking human feeling or sensitivity; brutal; cruel.
3. Lacking sense; stupid; foolish.