| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |