| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| fissure |
a narrow crevice or other opening, especially one caused by splitting. |
| infatuation |
the condition of being deprived of judgment by an irrational or foolish attachment to someone or something. |
| ingrate |
an ungrateful person. |
| insecurity |
the condition or quality of having insufficient protection or not being safe. |
| kindred |
a group of related people, such as a tribe or clan. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| monochromatic |
having or using only a single color or shades of one color. |
| opinionated |
having definite and unchangeable views of things, often seemingly on all subjects. |
| regurgitate |
to surge or pour back or out, especially from of a place of containment, as gases, liquids, or undigested food. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| unqualified |
lacking the appropriate knowledge or qualifications. |