| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. |
| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| disarray |
confusion or disorder. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| infidelity |
unfaithfulness, especially to marital vows; adultery. |
| parity |
equality in amount, status, strength, or the like. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| rambunctious |
wildly or uncontrollably active; difficult to control; boisterous. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| satiate |
to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. |