| assimilate |
to adapt and conform. |
| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| perceptual |
of, relating to, or involving perception. |
| quandary |
a situation of uncertainty, puzzlement, or hesitation; dilemma. |
| resilient |
able to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, sickness, or the like. |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. |
| singe |
to burn slightly on the surface, end, or edge. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |
| volatility |
the quality or condition of being highly changeable or inconsistent. |