| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |