| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |