| antipodes |
places directly opposite each other on the surface of the earth, as the North Pole and the South Pole. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| counterpoint |
a method of composing or arranging music in which diverse but harmonious melodies are played at the same time. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| imperil |
to put at risk; endanger. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| pathological |
afflicted with or caused by a physical or especially a mental disorder. |
| sardonic |
bitterly mocking; derisive; scornful. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |