| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |