atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |