| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| 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. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |