| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |