| aberrant |
straying from what is normal or usual; atypical; anomalous. |
| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| attrition |
a gradual erosion of strength or morale. |
| belated |
too late; tardy. |
| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. |
| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| infatuate |
to cause a foolish and irrational passion or attachment in (someone). |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| ribald |
characterized by or using rude, coarse, or vulgar language or humor. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |