| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |