| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |