| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| faddish |
relating to or having the nature of a passing fashion or craze. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
| psyche |
the mental makeup of a person or group. |
| saturate |
to fill or soak completely. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |