| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |