| abridgment |
the process or an instance of making shorter or condensing. |
| aseptic |
free of bacteria or germs that cause disease or decay. |
| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| commensurate |
of equal measure, as extent or duration. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| paean |
a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| sagacity |
the quality of having keen judgment and common sense; wisdom. |