| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| 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. |