| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |