| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| 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. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |