| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |