autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
conciliatory |
tending to placate or reconcile. |
discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
faddish |
relating to or having the nature of a passing fashion or craze. |
garish |
marked by excessive or tasteless color or decoration; gaudy; flashy. |
glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
irreverent |
not having or showing respect. |
juxtaposition |
the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast. |
linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
partake |
to take part; participate (usually followed by "in"). |
redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
undulate |
to move in waves or a wavelike motion. |