| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |