| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |