| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| decrepit |
in poor condition because of old age or much use; dilapidated; worn-out. |
| dissertation |
a formal and usually lengthy exposition in speech or writing, especially a detailed report of research by a candidate for a doctoral degree. |
| expulsion |
an act or instance of forcing out, or the state of being forced out. |
| exude |
to emit or give off from, or as if from, the pores of the skin. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| inexcusable |
unable to be justified; unpardonable. |
| interject |
to insert (a remark or comment) between words or remarks or in the middle of a conversation or discussion. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| reproach |
to express disapproval of or disappointment with (someone); censure. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |