| aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. |
| anarchist |
a person who believes in, desires, or tries to realize a society or state without a government. |
| apogee |
the highest or farthest point. |
| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| enclave |
a small territory or country mostly or completely surrounded by another. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| impede |
to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| novice |
a person with little or no experience at a particular job or activity. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |