adj. relevant and appropriate (*) germane (*) eclectic (*) precedent (*) erose

n. a zoologist who studies birds (*) jurisprudence (*) opiate (*) ornithologist (*) impropriety

n. a disrespectful laugh; snigger (*) snicker (*) acclivity (*) sedative (*) recluse

adj. lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; shrunken; withered (*) eerie (*) spry (*) soporific (*) wizened

v. utter impulsively; blunder out; blunder; ejaculate (*) ware (*) blurt (*) extirpate (*) debunk

v. keep in one's mind (*) nettle (*) retain (*) scarper (*) glimmer

n. a disputant who quibbles; pettifogger (*) conundrum (*) drudgery (*) caviler (*) vassal

v. give long speeches in order to delay or prevent a decision from being made (*) filibuster (*) masticate (*) disconcert (*) alienate

adj. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow; stunned (*) somatic (*) kayoed (*) wily (*) belligerent

adj. reflecting light; lustrous; sheeny; shiny; shining (*) dappled (*) bifurcate (*) glistening (*) affable