| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| 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. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |