| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usually military and often to take forage or plunder. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| intrusion |
the act of entering or thrusting oneself in when not invited or welcomed. |
| juxtaposition |
the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| monotony |
tiresome lack of variation. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| pitfall |
an unexpected or hidden danger. |
| protean |
easily changing form or character; variable or versatile. |
| strident |
harsh-sounding or loud; raucous; grating. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. |