| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |