| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| detractor |
one who criticizes or disparages an idea, cause, or person to undermine support or popularity. |
| heterogeneous |
made up of parts or members that differ from each other. (Cf. homogeneous.) |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| propound |
to propose or set forth for consideration. |
| prurient |
characterized by or causing lewdness or lust. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |
| voracious |
consuming large quantities of food with greed or great desire; ravenous. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |