| cadaverous |
of or resembling a corpse; pale and thin or emaciated. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| indecisive |
not definite or conclusive. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| mentor |
someone who plays an important role in another person's life as a guide and teacher. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| protocol |
the proper or agreed upon way of conducting oneself or of doing something. |
| sermonize |
to preach, or to speak as if doing so. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |