| altruistic |
unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others. |
| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| camaraderie |
friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group. |
| defer1 |
to not do until later; put off; delay. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| hew |
to follow or obey strictly. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| infectious |
able to be given to others by infection. |
| insuperable |
not able to be conquered or overcome. |
| iridescent |
emitting or reflecting a lustrous play of colors covering the spectrum, like a rainbow. |
| objectivity |
the quality of being unbiased or without prejudice. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |