| adversary |
a person, group, or thing that is against another; opponent; enemy. |
| aperture |
a narrow opening. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| dint |
force or impact. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| exemplify |
to serve as an illustration of. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| precedent |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| quibble |
an unimportant, petty, or trivial disagreement or objection. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |
| traverse |
to go over, along, or through; cover or cross. |
| uncontrolled |
acting or continuing, or allowed to act or continue, without constraint, regulation, or opposition. |