| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| constituent |
forming a part of something. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| philanthropy |
collective efforts made to do good for others, especially in the form of making monetary donations or engaging in charitable works. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| presumptuous |
excessively bold or forward. |
| quip |
a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance. |