| cachet |
prestige. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |