| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |