| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |