| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |