| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| defer1 |
to not do until later; put off; delay. |
| deficit |
The amount by which something is less than what is needed. A deficit of money is caused by spending more than has been taken in. |
| ebullient |
highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. |
| imperfection |
a flaw or fault. |
| lampoon |
an attack through ridicule, as in an essay, cartoon, or comedy; satire. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| regurgitate |
to surge or pour back or out, especially from of a place of containment, as gases, liquids, or undigested food. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| unsubstantiated |
lacking the evidence or verification needed to establish as true. |