| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| 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. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |