| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| 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. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |