| aseptic |
free of bacteria or germs that cause disease or decay. |
| commentary |
a series of explanatory or interpretive remarks or comments. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| curtail |
to make shorter; cut off part of. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| propitious |
offering favorable circumstances or conditions; opportune; promising. |
| tutelage |
the act or function of a teacher, especially one who gives lessons to individuals; instruction; teaching. |
| unintelligible |
not able to be understood, as spoken or written language. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |