| aseptic |
free of bacteria or germs that cause disease or decay. |
| bereavement |
the condition or fact of being deprived of something or someone, especially by the death of a loved one. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| ignominious |
characterized by or associated with disgrace, dishonor, or shame; humiliating. |
| impassive |
not having, showing, or responding to emotion; unfeeling, expressionless, or insensitive. |
| iterate |
to say or do again or repeatedly. |
| openhanded |
tending to give to others; generous. |
| perceptual |
of, relating to, or involving perception. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| psyche |
the mental makeup of a person or group. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| retroactive |
going into operation or effect as of a previous date, or in respect to past events or circumstances. |
| venturesome |
tending to take risks; brave. |