| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |