| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |