| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |