| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| 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. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |