| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |