| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |