| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| impeach |
to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct. |
| interim |
the interval of time between two events. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| receptive |
open and willing to accommodate new thoughts and ideas. |
| sinewy |
of sinew, or sinewlike; strong; tough. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |