fodder = coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock;
CF. food
regale = entertain
warren = tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living
area; crowded conditions in which people live
distant = reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant
greeting; ADV. distantly



nomenclature = terminology(system of specialized
words); system of names or naming things
bait = harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food
or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals
exposure = risk, particularly of being exposed to disease
or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something
open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption
ruminant = animal that ruminates; ADJ.
scorch = sear; N.
stock = standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical;
routine; common; Ex. stock sizes of paper; Ex.
stock excuse/character; N: goods for sale in a shop; OP.
unique
imperceptible = unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable
collusion = conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or
deceive others; V. collude
depravity = extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave
quorum = minimal number of members necessary to conduct
a meeting
allude = refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference
pendulous = hanging; suspended
pith = core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center
of stems; essence; substance
psychosomatic = of the influence of the mind on the body
(esp. with respect to disease)