| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |