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- svelte
- slender, esp. gracefully slender in figure; lithe. gracefully slender, showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
- strife
- bitter conflict, lack of agreement or harmony
- waif
- a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
- eminence
- a protuberance on a bon`e especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament, high status importance owing to marked superiority
- sultry
- characterized by oppressive heat and humidity, burning hot, sexually exciting or gratifying
- cusp
- a pointed end where two curves meet
- jolt
- an abrupt spasmodic movement, a sudden impact, disturb (someone's) composure, move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion, a sudden jerk or bump
- pendulous
- having branches or flower heads that bend downward, Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part.
- grille
- a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate, grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator, small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
- jounce
- a sudden impact, move up and down repeatedly
- collude
- come to a secret understanding for a harmful purpose; conspire; university leaders ~ed in price-rigging
- coriander
- parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish, dried coriander seeds used whole or ground, Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley; Also called Chinese parsley, cilantro.
- spelunker
- a person who explores caves, one who studies caves [Origin: 1940-45; < L spélunc(a) cave (≪ Gk spêlynx, s. spélyng-, akin to splaion; cf. spelaean) + -er1]
- callous
- 1. . made hard; hardened.; 2 insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others. ; having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction. ; verb. to make or become hard or callous.
- androgyne
- one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; a hermaphrodite [via Latin from Greek androgunos, from anēr, andr- 'man' + gunē 'woman.']
- coadjutor
- an assistant to a Bishop, bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and having the right of succession
- efflorescence
- a powdery deposit on a surface, the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms, any red eruption of the skin, The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance.
- lieu
- instead : the company issued additional shares to shareholders in ~ of a cash dividend.
- commiserate
- to feel or express sympathy or compassion
- cravat
- neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front, piece of linen worn as a necktie
- leer
- a suggestive or sneering look or grin, a facial expression of contempt or scorn, look suggestively or obliquely
- prolegomena
- a preliminary discussion; an introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book
- deplore
- express strong disapproval of, regret strongly
- avidity
- a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
- stead
- the place or role that someone or something should have or fill (used in referring to a substitute) : you wish to have him superseded and to be appointed in his ~.
- gauntlet
- a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, worn by a knight in armor to protect the hand. ; a glove with an extended cuff for the wrist. ; the cuff itself. ; a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim, a glove with long sleeve
- intuit
- know or grasp by intuition or feeling
- cilantro
- parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish
- edify
- (formal) make understand; instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.
- incantation
- a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect
- osteoid
- resembling bone in appearance or structure.
- carnal
- of the appetites and passions of the body, of or relating to or belonging to the body, of or relating to the body or flesh
- encumbrance
- any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome, an onerous or difficult concern, a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
- inebriate
- a chronic drinker, become drunk or drink excessively, make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) [from Latin inebriatus, past participle of inebriare 'intoxicate' (based on ebrius 'drunk' ).]
- sonorous
- full and loud and deep, producing a deep or full sound
- athleticism
- intense energy
- meretricious
- based on pretense; pertaining to or characteristic of a prostitute. ; alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- chorizo
- a spicy Spanish pork sausage.
- lien
- a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm, the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged [ from Latin ligamen 'bond,' from ligare 'to bind.']; Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- finery
- elaborate or showy attire and accessories, That which is used to decorate the person or dress.
- salve
- anything that remedies or heals or soothes, semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation, save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- primacy
- the state of being first in importance
- rappel
- lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside, to descend (as from a cliff) by slidding down on a rope
- hedonic
- devoted to pleasure
- jowl
- the lower jawbone in vertebrates, a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)
- insipid
- not pleasing to the sense of taste; dull
- expeditious
- characterized by speed and efficiency
- hyperopia
- abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects; farsightedness
- repudiate
- refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
- deplorable
- bad, bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure, of very poor quality or condition
- cistern
- an artificial reservoir for storing liquids, a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet, a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- impostor
- a person who makes deceitful pretenses, one that assumes false identity for the purpose of deception
- festoon
- flower chains suspended in loops between points, an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points, a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops
- preordain
- foreordain or determine beforehand
- poikilotherm
- an organism that cannot regulate its body temperature except by behavioral means such as basking or burrowing. Often contrasted with homeotherm ; compare with cold-blooded
- dichotomy
- a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different : a rigid ~ between science and mysticism.
- torero
- a matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight, bullfighter
- fancier
- a person having a strong liking for something; a connoisseur or enthusiast of something, esp. someone who has a special interest in or breeds a particular animal : a pigeon ~.
- rumbustious
- noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
- hermaphrodite
- one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs, Animal that produces both sperm and eggs; [Origin: 1350-1400; ME hermofrodite < L hermaphrodītus < Gk hermaphródītos hemaphrodite, name of the son of Hermes and Aphrodite]
- prescript
- prescribed guide for conduct or action
- somnambulism
- sleepwalking. [from French somnambulisme, from Latin somnus 'sleep' + ambulare 'to walk.']
- impunity
- exemption from punishment or loss ;: the ~ enjoyed by military officers implicated in civilian killings | protesters burned flags on the streets
- wile
- the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
- mezzanine
- intermediate floor just above the ground floor, first or lowest balcony [Origin: 1705-15; < F < It mezzanino, equiv. to mezzan(o) middle (< L mediānus median) + -ino dim. suffix]
- angst
- an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety, nervouseness and anxiety
- discursive
- (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
- disapprobation
- an expression of strong disapproval
- manger
- a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
- amputate
- remove surgically, To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body.
- effeminacy
- the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man), Womanishness.
- ogle
- look at with amorous intentions, stare at; observe in an obvious manner
- beleaguer
- surround so as to force to give up, annoy persistently: he is leading a relief force to the aid of the ~ed city.
- piscine
- of or relating to fish [ from Latin piscis 'fish' + -ine 1 .]
- rapt
- 1 completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing : Andrew looked at her, ~.; • indicating or characterized by such a state of fascination : they listened with ~ attention.
- couture
- high fashion designing and dressmaking
- flagellate
- usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; flog (someone), either as a religious discipline or for sexual gratification : he ~ed himself with branches; adj. Biology. having flagella.; Botany. producing filiform runners or runnerlike branches, as the strawberry.