| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |