| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stately |
dignified. |