| aperture |
a narrow opening. |
| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| novice |
a person with little or no experience at a particular job or activity. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| quip |
a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |