| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| depravity |
moral corruption; wickedness. |
| instigate |
to purposely agitate or incite; provoke; foment. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| irreparable |
impossible to repair, restore, or rectify. |
| mentor |
someone who plays an important role in another person's life as a guide and teacher. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |