| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| diaphanous |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| exemplify |
to serve as an illustration of. |
| foreseeable |
capable of being anticipated or predicted. |
| inexcusable |
unable to be justified; unpardonable. |
| manipulate |
to handle or operate skillfully with the hands. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| provocation |
the act of inciting or challenging another to react. |
| revitalize |
to bring new life to. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |