| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |