| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |