| cadaver |
a dead body, especially one used for medical research or instruction. |
| chattel |
any article of property not attached to lands or buildings; movable property. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| excoriate |
to denounce or criticize severely. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| lampoon |
an attack through ridicule, as in an essay, cartoon, or comedy; satire. |
| loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
| occult |
of, pertaining to, or with the aid of the supernatural. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |