| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |