• impinge
    verb
    to have an impact on or make an impression; to encroach or infringe upon.
  • exigency
    noun
    an urgent need or demand.
  • synodic
    adj
    relating to conjunction.
  • ermine
    noun
    any of several weasels whose coats become white in winter.
  • somnolence
    noun
    the quality or state of being drowsy.
  • obsequious
    adj
    marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness.
  • querulous
    adj
    habitually complaining.
  • soporific
    adj
    causing or tending to cause sleep.
  • pedagogy
    noun
    the art, science, or profession of teaching.
  • timorously
    adj
    of a timid disposition.
  • seiche
    noun
    an oscillation of the surface of a landlocked body of water that varies in period from a few minutes to several hours.
  • improvident
    adj
    not foreseeing and providing for the future.
  • contrivance
    noun
    an artificial arrangement or development.
  • slovenly
    adj
    careless; excessively casual.
  • festoon
    verb
    to adorn a place with ribbons, garlands, or other decorations.
  • reconnoiter
    verb
    to make a military observation of (a region).
  • scansion
    noun
    the action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm.
  • intransigence
    noun
    refusal to change one's views or to agree about something.
  • vittles
    noun
    provisions or eatables.
  • furtive
    adj
    attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.