| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| 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. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |