| compile |
to gather information together to form one written work. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| estimable |
worthy of respect or admiration. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| inquisition |
an official inquiry, especially for the purpose of enforcing political, social, or religious conformity. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. |
| parameter |
any of a set of specifications or limits, the value or variations of which determine the form or behavior of something. |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| superimpose |
to set or lay on top of or above something. |