accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |