| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| 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. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |