| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |