| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |