| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |