| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |