| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |