| 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. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |