| alkaloid |
any of numerous usually colorless, complex, and bitter organic bases |
| Anthropomtric |
measurement of the human individual for the purposes of understanding human physical variation |
| auricle |
an atrium of a heart |
| autodidact |
a self-taught person |
| bolus |
a rounded mass: as a : a large pill b : a soft mass of chewed food |
| bracken |
a large coarse fern |
| calamitous |
being, causing, or accompanied by a state of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss |
| calumny |
a misrepresentation intended to harm another’s reputation |
| capillaries |
any of the smallest blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules and forming networks throughout the body |
| coquettish |
a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| corolla |
the part of a flower that consists of the separate or fused petals and constitutes the inner whorl of the perianth |
| cyclopean |
huge, massive |
| diuretic |
tending to increase the excretion of urine |
| divination |
the art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or by the aid of supernatural powers |
| ecchymosis |
the escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels |
| epithelium |
a membranous cellular tissue that covers a free surface or lines a tube or cavity of an animal body and serves especially to enclose and protect the other parts of the body, to produce secretions and excretions, and to function in assimilation |
| esplanade |
a level open stretch of paved or grassy ground; especially : one designed for walking or driving along a shore |
| excrescences |
a projection or outgrowth especially when abnormal |
| festering |
to undergo or exist in a state of progressive deterioration |
| harangued |
to speak pompously or bombastically |
| hematomas |
a mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue, organ, or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel |
| hypovolemia |
a state of decreased blood volume |
| impervious |
not capable of being affected or disturbed |
| louche |
not reputable or decent |
| neuropathies |
an abnormal and usually degenerative state of the nervous system or nerves |
| odontology |
study of dental applications in legal proceedings |
| pachucos |
a young Mexican-American having a taste for flashy clothes and a special jargon and usually belonging to a neighborhood gang |
| palatine |
of, relating to, or lying near the palate |
| pestilential |
giving rise to vexation or annoyance |
| portend |
indicate, signify |
| posole |
a thick soup chiefly of Mexico and the United States Southwest made with pork, hominy, garlic, and chili |
| presentiment |
a feeling that something will or is about to happen |
| proliferation |
to increase in number |
| putrefaction |
the decomposition of organic matter |
| resoundingly |
producing or characterized by resonant sound |
| rudimentary |
very imperfectly developed or represented only by a vestige |
| stoic |
not affected by or showing passion or feeling |
| surreptitious |
acting or doing something clandestinely |
| unequivocal |
leaving no doubt |
| vehemently |
marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| ventriloquist |
one who provides entertainment by using ventriloquism to carry on an apparent conversation with a hand-manipulated dummy |
| verisimilitude |
depicting realism |
| vermillion |
a bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulfide |
| virulent |
objectionably harsh or strong |
