| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| manipulate |
to handle or operate skillfully with the hands. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| squabble |
to quarrel over trivial matters; bicker. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |