| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| cuisine |
a particular type of cooking, especially that of a particular region, or the food in general that is prepared in this way. |
| defunct |
no longer in existence or use; dead; extinct. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| discrete |
separate and distinct. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| jeopardize |
to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| tactile |
of, having, or pertaining to the sense of touch. |