| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |