| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |