| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |