| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| devotee |
an eager or serious follower or enthusiast. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| fluctuate |
to vary or change irregularly; rise and fall. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| prudent |
showing good judgment and caution; sensible. |
| uncritical |
not making critical judgments or discriminations, especially those based on standards. |