| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |