| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |