| dub1 |
to name or call. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| extrapolate |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| instigate |
to purposely agitate or incite; provoke; foment. |
| odoriferous |
having or spreading a scent, especially a pleasant or fragrant one. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| qualm |
a feeling of guilt or doubt. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| salient |
extremely noticeable or prominent; conspicuous; important. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |