| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |