| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |