| beneficiary |
one who receives or is formally designated to receive money or property, as from a will or insurance policy. |
| cubicle |
any very small room or partitioned space, as in an office or dormitory. |
| drivel |
foolish or silly speech or ideas. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| pellucid |
extremely clear in meaning. |
| pollinate |
to move or carry pollen to a plant, causing the seeds to be fertilized. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| psyche |
the mental makeup of a person or group. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |