| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |