| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |