.Synonyms

bandy (verb) exchange blows

bedraggled dilapidated, broken down

burnish smooth glossy finish

clandestine conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods, cloak and dagger

commensurate (”pay should be commensurate with the time worked") corresponding in degree or extent or size

corded (textiles), having parallel raised lines, twilled

dour harshly formidable or uninviting in manner or appearance

dustup quarrel, row, wrangle

foible (literal, origin) the weaker half of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

furtive marked by caution and quiet and secrecy, taking pains to avoid being observed

fussbudget fusspot, worrier, worrywart

incongruous lacking in appropriateness or compatibility or harmony

incisive penetratingly clear and sharp in operation

indelible cannot be erased or removed or washed away

chicanery guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile

immiseration economic impoverishment

conversant familiar, quainted, proficient, experienced, versed, learned

malfeasance misconduct or wrongdoing especially by a public official

comorbid existing simultaneously with and usually independently of another medical condition

flotsam/jetsam (difference) debris unintentionally/intentionally thrown overboard

langrage shot formerly used in naval warfare for tearing sails and rigging

confusticate confuse, confound, perplex, bewilder

kine archaic plural of cow

canard a false or unfounded report or story, a groundless belief or rumour

chamber (verb, "chamber one's fist") to prepare one's fist for a blow

savable able to be saved

extubation removal of a tube especially from the larynx after intubation

scofflaw a contemptuous law violator

vortices plural of vortex

contemporary/contemporaneous (difference) people / events movements trends

dottle unburned and partially burned tobacco in the bowl of a pipe

largish fairly large

perambulation/peregrination (difference) tour or walk / journey or travel

rapprochement an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations especially between nations

chaise light horse-drawn vehicle

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