| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |