| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |