| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |