| 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. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |