| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |