| 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. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |