| capitulate |
to surrender or acquiesce. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| experimentation |
the act, process, or practice of running tests or trials. |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| flagrant |
exceptionally or glaringly noticeable. |
| obsession |
that which preoccupies one's mind or emotions excessively or abnormally. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |