| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |