delinquent
(adjective) (typically of a young person or that person's behavior) showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime
locus
(noun) a particular position, point, or place
prone
(adjective) [predic.] (prone to/prone to do something) — likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome
agitator
(noun) a person who urges others to protest or rebel
rupture
(verb) [no obj.] (especially of a pipe, a vessel, or a bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly
unstinting
(adjective) given or giving without restraint; unsparing
hernia
(noun) a condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it (often involving the intestine at a weak point in the abdominal wall).
secateurs
(plural noun) (chiefly Brit.) a pair of pruning clippers for use with one hand.
pinion
(verb) [with obj.] tie or hold the arms or legs of (someone)
cornice
(noun) an ornamental molding around the wall of a room just below the ceiling.
colostrum
(noun) the first secretion from the mammary glands after giving birth, rich in antibodies.
perineum
(noun) [Anatomy] the area between the anus and the scrotum or vulva.
cumbersome
(adjective) large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy
midwife
(noun) a person (typically a woman) trained to assist women in childbirth.
fraternize
(verb) [no obj.] associate or form a friendship with someone, especially when one is not supposed to
sleeper
(noun) a railroad tie.
redgum
(noun) an Australian gum tree with smooth bark and hard dark red timber.
let-down reflex
(noun) the milk-ejection reflex of the mammary gland
antibodies
(noun) a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances that the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
sodden
(adjective) saturated with liquid, especially water; soaked through
terra cotta
(noun) unglazed, typically brownish-red earthenware, used chiefly as an ornamental building material and in modeling
excavator
(noun) a large machine for removing soil from the ground, especially on a building site
topsoil
(noun) the top layer of soil
perambulate
(verb) [no obj.] walk or travel through or around a place or area, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way
polystyrene
(noun) a synthetic resin that is a polymer of styrene, used chiefly as lightweight rigid foams and films.
