| ambulatory |
able to walk about. |
| cadaver |
a dead body, especially one used for medical research or instruction. |
| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| estrange |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| indeterminate |
not fixed, clear, or precise; indefinite or uncertain. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| rectify |
to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| tenure |
the period of holding or possessing something. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |