| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| backfire |
to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| faze |
to bewilder or to disturb the composure or shake the resolve of; disconcert or daunt. |
| fidelity |
loyalty or faithfulness to obligations, promises, or those to whom one has made a commitment. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| mediocre |
of average to poor quality; ordinary. |
| pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
| paean |
a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise. |
| paradox |
a statement that contradicts or seems to contradict itself, yet often expresses a truth, such as "Less is more". |
| pinion2 |
to restrain (someone) by binding the arms. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| pursuant |
following on or proceeding from (usually followed by "to"). |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |