| cadaver |
a dead body, especially one used for medical research or instruction. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| iridescent |
emitting or reflecting a lustrous play of colors covering the spectrum, like a rainbow. |
| longevity |
long life. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| potency |
the condition of being strong in effect or powerful. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| raconteur |
one who is talented in storytelling. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |
| vigil |
a watch or period of surveillance, especially one kept during normal sleeping hours. |