| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |