| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |