| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |