| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| hydraulic |
of, concerning, operated by, or moved by water or another liquid under pressure. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| sedative |
causing tranquillity or calmness. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| temerity |
reckless or foolish boldness; rash disregard of danger. |
| tensile |
of or relating to tension. |