| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |