| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |