| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |