| 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. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |