| commandeer |
to force (a civilian) into, or seize (goods) for, the military. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| echelon |
a level of authority or rank, as in an organization. |
| embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. |
| influx |
the act or an instance of flowing in. |
| insubstantial |
lacking firmness or solidity; slight. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |