| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |