| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| delectable |
extremely pleasing to the taste; delicious. |
| expulsion |
an act or instance of forcing out, or the state of being forced out. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| inquisitive |
given to asking and inquiring; eager to learn. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| speculative |
of, pertaining to, or based on conjecture or theorizing. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |
| wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |