| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |