| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |