apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |