| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |