obstinacy

• Emancipation.
• Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case.
• Stubborn adherence to opinion, arising from conceit or the desire to have one's own way.
• Gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration.

lacerate

• To vary in tone, inflection, pitch or other quality of sound.
• To offset.
• Translate freely.
• To tear rudely or raggedly.

brine

• The three-pronged fork that was the emblem of Neptune.
• That which follows in consequence of what has previously happened.
• A place where leather is tanned.
• Water saturated with salt.

impair

• To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.
• To cause to become less or worse.
• To render clear and intelligible.
• To envy one of the possession of.

Baconian

• Wearisome.
• Lacking wise judgment.
• Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy.
• Abundant.

reprobate

• A central point or part about which matter is aggregated.
• One abandoned to depravity and sin.
• Good-humored satire.
• Liveliness.

eligible

• Very small.
• Difficult to follow or understand.
• Assuming too much.
• Qualified for selection.

analyze

• To examine minutely or critically.
• To intensify.
• To make or enact a law or laws.
• To walk for amusement or exercise.

frightful

• At last.
• Illegal.
• Apt to induce terror or alarm.
• Meriting or commanding high esteem.

perfumery

• The process of fostering or promoting growth.
• The preparation of perfumes.
• Adequate qualification or capacity.
• A beginner in any business or occupation.