| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |