| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |