| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |