| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| 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. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |