| abrade |
to rub away by friction; erode. |
| beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| constituent |
forming a part of something. |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| faddish |
relating to or having the nature of a passing fashion or craze. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| rarefy |
to make less dense. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| vacuous |
characterized by lack of intelligence or serious intent; devoid of ideas or emotion. |