| cadaverous |
of or resembling a corpse; pale and thin or emaciated. |
| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| clime |
in literary use, a region of the earth, or the typical weather conditions thereof. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| constituent |
forming a part of something. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| oracular |
of, like, pertaining to, of having the nature of divine wisdom; prophetic; wise. |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| propagate |
to reproduce (offspring) or cause to reproduce. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |