| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| bulwark |
a wall or wall-like structure, often made of earth and used for defense; rampart. |
| cadaver |
a dead body, especially one used for medical research or instruction. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| egress |
an act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence. |
| exhilaration |
intense high spirits. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| ruddy |
reddish; rosy. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| unqualified |
lacking the appropriate knowledge or qualifications. |