| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| assimilate |
to adapt and conform. |
| cataract |
a large waterfall. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| incognito |
in disguise; under a false identity. |
| interrelate |
to place in or come into a shared, mutual, or reciprocal relationship. |
| manifesto |
a public statement of principles and intentions, usually by an organized political group or person. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
| ruddy |
reddish; rosy. |