attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |