| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |