| cohort |
(often derogatory) a friend or associate. |
| commentary |
a series of explanatory or interpretive remarks or comments. |
| docile |
obedient and easy to manage. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| perennial |
lasting throughout the year or for many years. |
| personable |
pleasing in appearance or manner; friendly; attractive. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| pursuant |
following on or proceeding from (usually followed by "to"). |
| ramify |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| spellbind |
to hold fascinated, as by magicl; enchant. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |