| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| aseptic |
free of bacteria or germs that cause disease or decay. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| dehumanize |
to deprive of individuality, spirit, or other human qualities; render routine or mechanical. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| indolent |
inclined to avoid exertion or effort; lazy. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |
| unqualified |
lacking the appropriate knowledge or qualifications. |
| viscid |
of a gluelike consistency. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |