| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |