| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| 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. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |