surly \SUR-lee\ (adjective) - 1 : Ill-humored; churlish in manner or mood; sullen and gruff. 2 : Menacing or threatening in appearance, as of weather conditions; ominous.

"A large surly- looking human in sunbleached ...Read More

fatidic \fuh-TID-ik\ (adjective) - Of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy; prophetic.

"With a fatidic clarity that conies only occasionally and only to the young, she understood that, like the mythic marking of her...Read More

turbid \TUR-bid\ (adjective) - 1 : Muddy; thick with or as if with roiled sediment; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind. 2 : Thick; dense; dark; -- used of clouds, air, fog, smoke, etc. 3 : Disturbed; confused; ...Read More

renege \rih-NIG; -NEG\ (intransitive verb) - To go back on a promise or commitment.

"At three PM on Tuesday afternoon Clark and Murphy arrived at the villa, alarmed by reports that their new protege intended to renege on ...Read More

enunciate \ee-NUN-see-ayt; ih-\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To utter articulately; to pronounce. 2 : To state or set forth precisely or systematically. 3 : To announce; to proclaim; to declare.

(intransitive verb) - To utter ...Read More

oneiric \oh-NY-rik\ (adjective) - Of, pertaining to, or suggestive of dreams; dreamy.

"Now he considered Vera as a female figure that had always inexplicably remained within his oneiric sphere, in his unconscious part." -...Read More