| cachet |
prestige. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |