| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| correlate |
to have a causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| receptive |
open and willing to accommodate new thoughts and ideas. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |
| sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |