broach |
to suggest or mention for the first time; bring up. |
cadaver |
a dead body, especially one used for medical research or instruction. |
communal |
of or belong to members of a group; public; collective. |
constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
interrelate |
to place in or come into a shared, mutual, or reciprocal relationship. |
motley |
made up of a contrasting variety of types, appearances, or the like; very heterogeneous. |
nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
supremacy |
ultimate power or authority. |
waiver |
the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy. |