| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |