apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |