| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| 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. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |