| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |