| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |