| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| calculable |
able to be determined by mathematical computation. |
| conjecture |
the making of a guess or inference, especially with little evidence. |
| detachment |
a feeling or condition of being impartial or uninvolved. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| overbear |
to dominate or overwhelm; prevail over. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| sedate |
composed and dignified. |
| simultaneous |
existing, happening, or done at the same time. |
| 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. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |