| Not in keeping with accepted standards |
UNTOWARD |
| Particle of matter |
ATOM |
| Perceive, observe |
NOTICE |
| Potion once thought to prolong life |
ELIXIR |
| Put off till another time |
POSTPONE |
| Rejects outright and bluntly |
REBUFFS |
| Self-effacing, restrained |
RETICENT |
| Sewing links |
STITCHES |
| Short knives with pointed blade |
DAGGERS |
| Stinging spider |
SCORPION |
| Tear violently |
REND |
| The likelihood of something occurring rather than not |
ODDS |
| The study of biological heredity |
GENETICS |
| The study of moral values and rules |
ETHICS |
| They are of little importance |
TRIVIA |
| Tool for grinding in a mortar |
PESTLE |
