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| skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully. "his wily opponents" |
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| a thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept. |
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| the art or craft of decorating objects with paper cut-outs. |
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| depart hurriedly. "we'd better vamoose before we're caught" |
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| of an orange-brown or yellowish-brown color. "tawny eyes" an orange-brown or yellowish-brown color. "pine needles turning from tawny to amber" |
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| a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or ligament.the parts of a structure, system, or thing that give it strength or bind it together. strengthen with or as if with sinews. "the sinewed shape of his back" |
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| (of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining. "vicious ad hominem attacks". relating to or associated with a particular person. |
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render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
bewilder (someone). |
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| a state of privileged seclusion or separation from the facts and practicalities of the real world. "the ivory tower of academia" |
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impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on. "don't let anyone foist inferior goods on you"
introduce someone or something surreptitiously or unwarrantably into. |
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express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions."she had rebuked him for drinking too much"
an expression of sharp disapproval or criticism. |
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reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner.
an abrupt or ungracious refusal or rejection of an offer, request, or friendly gesture. |
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| people who are similar in character |
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| make (someone) unable to think clearly. "he has an air of befuddled unworldliness" |
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| a place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill. a hospital |
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| style or arrange (someone's hair), typically in an elaborate way. "her elaborately coiffed hair" |
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| disjoined and distinct from one another. |
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feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant. "a penitent expression"
a person who repents their sins or wrongdoings and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God. |
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| a young hen, especially one less than one year old. |
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a Christian community under monastic vows, especially one of nuns.
a school, especially one for girls, attached to and run by convent. |
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a paved public walk, typically one along a waterfront at a resort.
take a leisurely walk, ride, or drive in public, especially to meet or be seen by others. |
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| an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority. |
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| belief in or acceptance of something as true. "psychoanalysis finds little credence among laymen" |
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| fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces or molding into architectural decorations. coat or decorate with plaster. |
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| a collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition. a strange or diverse collection of people or things. |
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| a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building. |
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| sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid. |
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| confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding). "the witness had corroborated the boy's account of the attack" |
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| (of a treatment or medicine) relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dealing with the underlying cause.a palliative remedy, medicine, etc. |
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| the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, “dance a flamingo ” (instead of flamenco ). |
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the place of origin or earliest known history of something."of Iranian provenance"
a record of ownership of a work of art or an antique, used as a guide to authenticity or quality. |
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| kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. "they carried on a surreptitious affair". the beginning of something's existence; something's origin |
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| a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public. "I had an altercation with the conductor" |
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avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility). "their sole motive is to shirk responsibility and rip off the company"
be unwilling to do (something difficult). |
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| unable to think clearly; confused. "this might just be my addled brain playing tricks" |
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| an indication or hint. the action of making something known, especially in an indirect way. |
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| a long, open, level area, typically beside the sea, along which people may walk for pleasure.an open, level space separating a fortress from a town. |
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| a wide street in a town or city, typically one lined with trees. |
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| a wooden walkway across sand or marshy ground. a promenade along a beach or waterfront, typically made of wood. |
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