| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |