| aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. |
| affluence |
material wealth. |
| aural2 |
of or relating to the ear or hearing. |
| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| intermittent |
alternately stopping and starting with pauses in between. |
| knave |
an unscrupulous person; evildoer. |
| monotone |
speech with little or no change in tone. |
| mote |
a fine particle of dust; speck. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |