| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| forbearance |
the act or capability of refraining or holding back. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| omnivorous |
living on a diet of both plant and animal food. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| palpitate |
of the heart, to pulsate rapidly; flutter; quiver. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| unqualified |
lacking the appropriate knowledge or qualifications. |