| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |