| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |