| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |