| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |