| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| brazen |
shameless; bold. |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| curriculum |
the courses offered at a school or in a particular area of study. |
| delineate |
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| estimable |
worthy of respect or admiration. |
| indeterminate |
not fixed, clear, or precise; indefinite or uncertain. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| reticent |
reluctant to speak; not given to frequent speech; restrained; shy. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |
| sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |