| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |