| atrophy |
a gradual wasting away of a body part, especially from insufficient use or nourishment. |
| beneficent |
tending to do good; kindly; charitable. |
| cadaver |
a dead body, especially one used for medical research or instruction. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| counterfeiter |
one who makes fraudulent imitations or copies, especially of money. |
| eventuality |
something that might happen; contingent occurrence. |
| gingerly |
in a careful or cautious manner; warily. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| lampoon |
an attack through ridicule, as in an essay, cartoon, or comedy; satire. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| spate |
a sudden rush, outpouring, or flood. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |