| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |