| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |