| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| 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. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |