| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| diaphanous |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate. |
| drivel |
foolish or silly speech or ideas. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| incorporeal |
without material being; bodiless; insubstantial. |
| inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| juncture |
a particular point in time, especially a point of serious importance or crisis. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| qualm |
a feeling of guilt or doubt. |