| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |