| carnal |
of or pertaining to the flesh or body, especially sexual appetites and activities. |
| circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| demure |
quiet, shy, modest, or reserved in manner. |
| dupe |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| plenitude |
abundance; fullness. |
| pronouncement |
a formal or official declaration. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| vertigo |
a sensation of unsteadiness or dizziness, such that one's surroundings seem to be whirling around. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |